326 
FZNT25 KNHC 190341
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1041 PM EST Mon Dec 18 2023

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed
Coastal Waters Forecasts...

Southeast Gulf of Mexico

.SYNOPSIS...1023 mb high pressure along the coast of S Texas
extends a ridge E-SE across the basin, to a slow moving cold
front across the SW Atlantic and west central Caribbean. This
pattern will support fresh N winds over the E Gulf tonight.
Stronger high pressure will shift eastward across the central
U.S. and into the eastern U.S. Tue through Thu, to produce fresh
to strong NE to E winds across the eastern Gulf, including the
Straits of Florida, through early Fri. 

.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A western Atlantic cold front extends through 31N69W
to the Windward Passage. SE to S gale-force winds are ahead of 
the front N of 26N and E of front to 66W, and will diminish
below gale-force after midnight. Behind the front, fresh to
strong W  winds are noted N of 30N. A band of showers and
thunderstorms  persists along and ahead of the cold front to
67W. The front is  forecast to reach from 31N69W to Haiti Tue
morning, and from near  Bermuda to the N coast of Hispaniola
near 20N70W by Wed morning.  Strong high pressure will build
into the western Atlantic behind  the front Tue night through
early Thu to produce fresh to strong  winds, gradually
diminishing to moderate to fresh Thu through  Fri.

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NW 20 to 25 kt N of
27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and N 15 to 20 kt N of 27N.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.