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FZNT27 KNHC 232106
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
406 PM EST Fri Dec 23 2022

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

.SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front extends from Fort Myers, Florida
SW to the central Bay of Campeche. Near gale to gale-force
northerly winds prevail behind the front with very rough seas,
except for minimal storm-force winds in the Veracruz offshore
waters. Storm-force winds will diminish back to gale-force as
the front stretches  from the Florida Keys to the Yucatan by
this evening and then exit the basin tonight. Gale-force winds
will come to an end tonight for most of the Gulf with conditions
slowly improving through the weekend and into early next week.
However, gale-force winds will continue across the Veracruz
offshore waters through Sun night.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in N to NE 
swell.
.SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...E to SE winds 5 kt, shifting to S less than 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft in NE to E swell in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. 
.WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NW to N 
swell.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building
to 3 ft after midnight.