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FZNT27 KNHC 100942
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
442 AM EST Sun Dec 10 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 extends from SE Louisiana SW to
25N97W in NE Mexico. Strong to gale-force N to NW winds follow
the front with rough seas to 9 ft, but rapidly building. The
front will reach from Cedar Key, FL to Merida, Mexico in the NW
Yucatan peninsula this 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 through this evening. Minimal storm force NW winds are
expected offshore of the Veracruz area this 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

.TODAY...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...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 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E
swell. 
.THU...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in E swell. 
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in E
swell.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 30 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. 
.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to N 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to
3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. 
.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 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 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in E
swell. 
.THU...NE to E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in E swell. 
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft in E
swell.