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FZNT27 KNHC 092054
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
331 PM EST Sat Dec 9 2023

...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 will enter the NW Gulf this
evening followed by dangerous marine conditions. 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. Minimal storm force NW winds are expected
offshore of the Veracruz area Sun afternoon. Seas are forecast
to build to 14 to 16 ft with the strongest winds. In the eastern
and central Gulf, strong to near-gale force winds will follow
the front. Scattered thunderstorms are expected to accompany the
front as it moves across the Gulf of Mexico. Winds and seas will
gradually subside across the basin late Mon. Looking ahead, the
aforementioned front may stall across the western Atlantic and
NW Caribbean early next week, before moving back northward as a
warm front toward the middle of next week. The pressure gradient
between very strong high pressure north of the area and lower
pressure associated with the warm front may induce strong to
minimal gale force winds and rough to very rough seas across the
northern Gulf by the middle of next week.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...GALE WARNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TONIGHT...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 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. Scattered tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to N 15 to
20 kt late. 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...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.THU...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.