528 
FZNT27 KNHC 090338
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1038 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 Texas southward to the Bay of Campeche Sat night
through Sun evening. 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
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft after 
midnight. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. 
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force. 
Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW to N swell.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...NE to 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. 
.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 8 to 11 ft in E
swell.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and slight chance of tstms. 
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and slight chance of tstms. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms. 
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. 
.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 in E
swell.