651 
FZNT25 KNHC 170826
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
326 AM EST Sat Feb 17 2024

...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 strong cold front will push off the Texas coast
Sat morning, with strong to near gale force winds following the
front in the NW Gulf Sat morning and continue across most of
basin through Sun night. Gale force winds will develop behind
the cold front offshore of Tampico, Mexico Sat afternoon and
Veracruz, Mexico by Sat evening. Near gale to gale force winds
are also possible along the cold front in the central Gulf as it
sweeps across the basin. Rough to very rough seas will spread
across most of the Gulf Sat through Sun. Weak low pressure will
develop along the front in the NW Gulf on Sat and track eastward
across the basin during the weekend. The cold front will reach
from Tampa Bay, Florida to near Veracruz, Mexico Sat afternoon
and from near Naples, Florida to the Yucatan Peninsula early
Sun. The front will push east of the basin by Sun night.
Conditions will begin to improve by Mon as high pressure settles
across the area. Fresh southerly return flow is expected for the
western Gulf Wed and Wed night as the high shifts eastward. 

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered 
showers. 
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt. 
Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and 
isolated thunderstorms. 
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW to N. Straits of
Florida, seas 4 to 6 ft. Elsewhere, seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 
6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Rough seas N of 20N and E of 65W will shift E and SE
of the forecast waters by this evening. A cold front will merge 
off the Florida coast on Sat, bringing fresh to strong winds and 
rough seas N of 25N and E of 70W through early next week. Low 
pressure may form along the front near the Bahamas Sun night into 
Mon and track northeastward to north of 31N by late Tue. Strong 
winds and rough seas are possible with this low. 

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...N of 27N, NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building 
to 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. S of 27N, S to SW winds 10 to 15 
kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N of 27N, NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. S of
27N, SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...N of 27N, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. S of
27N, NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. 
.MON NIGHT...N of 27N, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft
in N to NE swell. S of 27N, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 
6 ft in N swell.
.TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 6 to 8 ft
N of 27N.
.TUE NIGHT...N of 27N, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
S of 27N, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.