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FZNT27 KNHC 140218
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
918 PM 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 eastern
United States will support fresh to strong winds over the
eastern Gulf. The areal coverage of the fresh to strong winds
will increase to the NW Gulf by early Thursday. A large area of
near gale to gale force winds will develop over the north
central and east sections of the basin Thu through Fri. Low
pressure will develop N of the Yucatan Peninsula Fri night into
Sat and then track northeastward 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

.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. 
.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 13 ft in E swell.
Scattered showers. 
.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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

...GALE WARNING N OF 27N...

.TONIGHT...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, except with frequent gusts to 
35 kt N of 27N. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt, except with frequent
gusts to 35 kt N of 27N. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. 
.FRI...E winds 20 to 30 kt, except with frequent gusts to 35 kt 
in the morning E of 87W N of 28N. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered 
showers. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 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 to SE
swell. 
.SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.