567 
FZNT25 KNHC 261503
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1003 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 weak cold front extending from near Ft. Myers, FL
to the western tip of Cuba 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 early Thu afternoon. A reinforcing shot of cold air 
will allow fresh to locally strong NW winds and rough seas over 
the central and eastern Gulf Thu night and Fri as the front shifts
to the southeast of the area. Winds and seas will diminish across
the basin Sat and Sat night as 1023 mb high pressure moves over 
the Gulf of Mexico, 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. Isolated showers. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW 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 20 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 this evening ahead of a cold front approaching 
from the west. The cold front will move off the northeast
Florida coast tonight, reach from near 31N74W to South Florida 
Wed night, and from near 31N67W 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 early Sat morning. Reinforcing cold air behind the 
front will support fresh to strong W to NW winds and rough seas 
north 27N Fri through Sat.

.TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE 20 to 25 kt N
of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of
tstms. 
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SW 20 to 25 kt N of
27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. 
.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. Chance of showers. 
.THU...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. 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.