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FZNT27 KNHC 162032
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
332 PM EST Fri Dec 16 2022

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

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front reaching from the Florida Keys to
24N85W will stall over the Florida Straits through this evening.
Weak low pressure will form over the west-central Gulf tonight
ahead of a reinforcing cold front moving into the far northwest
Gulf. The low will move rapidly across the southern to the east
of the Gulf along the stalled front through early Sun, while the
reinforcing front moves eastward across the northern Gulf. The
reinforcing front will sweep through the southeast Gulf by early
Mon. Looking ahead, the western portion of the front will shift
northward across the western Gulf late Mon and Tue while weak
low pressure moves into the northwest Gulf. The low pressure
will shift eastward across the northern Gulf through mid week,
with a trailing cold front moving across the western and central
Gulf.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE to E 15 to
20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 kt, shifting to NW less than 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to N to NE 15 to
20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW to N after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell.