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FZNT27 KNHC 071517
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1017 AM EST Thu Dec 7 2023

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

.SYNOPSIS...Strong high pressure centered over the southeastern
United States dominates the Gulf of Mexico. Moderate or weaker
winds will prevail today. The high pressure will shift eastward
into the Atlantic tonight, inducing moderate to locally fresh
return flow across most of the basin Fri through Sat. A strong
cold front is forecast to enter the NW Gulf Sat evening. The
front will reach from Cedar Key, Florida to Cancun, Mexico Sun
evening, and exit the basin by Mon morning. Strong to gale force
winds are expected behind the front, with gale force winds
possible across the western Gulf, from offshore southern Texas
southward to the Bay of Campeche Sat night through Sun evening.
Strong NW gales to near storm-force winds are possible offshore
Veracruz Sun afternoon.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming W 25 to 30 kt late. Seas
3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft late. 
.SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt
late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers. 
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW 20 to 25 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.