453 
FZNT27 KNHC 130936
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
436 AM EST Wed Dec 13 2023

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

.SYNOPSIS...Strong high pressure building across the SE United
States will continue to support and increase the areal coverage
of fresh to strong winds over the E Gulf to the NW Gulf by early
Thursday. A large area of near gale-force winds will develop
over the north-central and E basin Thu through Fri night with
the potential to reach gale-force. Low pressure will develop N
of the Yucatan Peninsula Fri night into Sat and then track NE
across central Florida Sat night into Sun morning. A cold front
will move into the western Gulf Sat, with strong to near
gale-force winds and rough seas. The front will merge with the
area of low pressure by Sat night and exit the basin Sun
morning.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E
swell. 
.THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in E swell.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in E swell.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.FRI...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in E swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in E to
SE swell. 
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in E to SE swell. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE
swell. 
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E
swell. 
.THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in E swell. 
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in E
swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.FRI...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in E swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in E to SE
swell. 
.SAT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in E to SE swell. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in E swell. 
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.