830 
FZNT27 KNHC 082020
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
320 PM 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
over the western Gulf tonight and Sat ahead of the next cold
front forecast to 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. Minimal storm force NW winds are
expected over the SW Gulf, including the Veracruz area Sun
afternoon. Seas are forecast to build to 16 to 18 ft with the
strongest winds. 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...

.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 NW 25 to 35 kt 
late. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft late. Scattered 
showers. 
.SUN...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 5 to 7 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 5 ft. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...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 4 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...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 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. Scattered tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 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 to 20 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. 
.WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.