685 
FZNT25 KNHC 260915
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
415 AM EST Tue Dec 26 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...A cold front extending from near Apalachicola,
Florida to Merida, Mexico will drift to the southeast of the
Gulf through Wed. High pressure will build in the wake of the
front today and tonight, then shift east ahead of the next front
that is expected to move off the Texas coast Wed night. The next
front will reach from near Panama City, Florida to Veracruz,
Mexico by late Thu. Looking ahead, a reinforcing shot of cold air
may allow fresh to strong NE winds and rough seas over the 
central and eastern Gulf Fri as the front shifts to the southeast 
of the area. Winds and seas will diminish across the basin Sat and
Sat night as high pressure builds in the wake of the front. 

.TODAY...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong SE winds will persist off northeast
Florida through late today ahead of a cold front approaching
from the west. The cold front will move off the northeast
Florida  coast tonight, and reach from near 31N75W to South
Florida Wed  night, from near 31N70W to central Cuba Thu night.
This front will quickly be overtaken by a stronger reinforcing
front that emerges off the coast of northeast Florida Thu
evening. Looking ahead,  the combined front will extend from
near Bermuda to eastern Cuba  late Fri night, and from 31N60W to
the Dominican Republic by Sat night. Reinforcing cold air behind
the front will support fresh  to strong W to NW winds and rough
seas north 27N Fri night into Sat. 

.TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 15 to
20 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. 
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SW 20 to 25 kt N of
27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and W to NW 15 to 20 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and W to NW 10 to 15 kt
N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.