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FZNT27 KNHC 112004
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
304 PM EST Sun Dec 11 2022

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

.SYNOPSIS...Surface ridging will begin to shift eastward early
next week as a cold front approaches the NW Gulf. Gentle to
moderate winds will prevail today, then becoming moderate to
fresh southeast to south in the central Gulf late Mon night into
early Wed. Winds may increase to locally strong speeds in the
western Gulf late Mon night into early Tue evening as the front
approaches from the NW. Seas will build in the area of strongest
winds. The front is expected to move across the NW Gulf on Wed,
reach from southwest Florida to the Yucatan Peninsula by Thu
night and from NW Cuba to the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula by
late Fri. Moderate to fresh northerly winds are expected behind
the front. A surface trough is over the NW Gulf, and is preceded
by a band of scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms
that is advancing eastward across the north-central waters. This
activity may reach the western section of the NE Gulf tonight. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near scattered 
to numerous showers and thunderstorms
.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog far
W and N parts late. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.TUE...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Patchy fog
early W and N parts. Isolated showers. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W to NW in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE to
S swell. Wind and seas higher in and near scattered to numerous
showers and thunderstorms.
.MON...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered 
showers and isolated thunderstorms.  
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog late
far northern part between 87W and 90W. Isolated showers and 
thunderstorms.
.TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog early
far northern part between 87W and 90W. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms E of 87W.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.