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FZNT27 KNHC 240502
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1202 AM EST Sat Dec 24 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 the Florida Keys to
the northern Yucatan. The front will exit the Gulf in the next
few hours. Gale-force winds have ended across most of the basin
with fresh to strong winds now prevailing and very rough seas
still persisting across the Gulf. Gale-force winds are still
continuing in the Veracruz offshore waters. The fresh to strong
winds will continue across most of the Gulf tonight with
conditions slowly improving through the weekend. The gale- force
winds across Veracruz will persist through Sun night.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE to S 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft after
midnight. 
.WED...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. 
.THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

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