512 
FZNT27 KNHC 081520
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1020 AM EST Fri Dec 8 2023

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

.SYNOPSIS...Moderate to locally fresh return flow is expected
today through Sat. A strong cold front will enter the NW Gulf
Sat evening. The front will reach from Mobile, AL to Tuxpan,
Mexico Sun morning, from Cedar Key, FL to Merida, Mexico in the
NW Yucatan peninsula Sun evening, and exit the basin Mon
morning. Strong to gale force winds are expected behind the
front 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 are possible offshore
Veracruz Sun afternoon. A line of strong thunderstorms is likely
to accompany the cold front as it moves across the Gulf of
Mexico. Winds and seas will gradually subside across the basin
late Mon.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to
30 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft late.
Scattered showers. 
.SUN...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt
late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

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