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FZNT27 KNHC 131504
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1004 AM EST Tue Dec 13 2022

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

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure ridging over the area will shift
eastward through tonight as a cold front approaches eastern
Texas. Fresh to locally strong SE return flow is expected in the
western and central Gulf through tonight as the cold front
approaches the NW Gulf. Seas will build in the area of strongest
winds. The front is expected to move over the NW Gulf Wed
morning, reach from Tampa Bay, Florida to the eastern Bay of
Campeche by Thu night, and from the Straits of Florida to the
northeastern Yucatan Peninsula by late Fri. The front is
expected to become stationary and weaken from the lower Straits
of Florida to the far south-central Gulf Sat and Sat night. A
line of thunderstorms is expected to accompany the front Wed and
Wed night across the NW and north-central Gulf. Strong N winds
are expected behind the front Wed in the western Gulf,
diminishing to moderate to fresh northerly winds behind the
front later for the central and eastern Gulf. Seas will build to
a peak of about 9 ft in the NW Gulf Wed, then shift to the NE
Gulf late Wed night into early Thu, before subsiding during the
afternoon.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, except W of 94W increasing
to 20 to 25 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 
W of 94W building to 6 to 8 ft early in the afternoon. Isolated 
showers.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered 
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.WED...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, except becoming W to NW 25 to 30 kt 
behind front in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms along and ahead of front.
.WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Isolated
showers. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N to NE swell.
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N to NE swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. 
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated
showers. 
.WED...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.