488 
FZNT27 KNHC 151937
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
237 PM EST Fri Dec 15 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 strong winds over the northern and
eastern Gulf of Mexico into tonight, with easterly gales
offshore Florida. Low pressure will form in the SW Gulf tonight,
then move NE Sat and inland across the Florida Big Bend Sat
night. This will produce additional gales in the NE Gulf
beginning Sat. Thunderstorms in association with this low will
provide locally even higher winds and seas Sat and Sat night. A
cold front will trail from the low, exiting the Gulf Sun
morning. Strong north winds will spill into the western and
northern Gulf Sat into Sun behind the front. High pressure will
then settle in over the area through early next week allowing
for marine conditions to improve. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SAT...

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in E to SE
swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in E to SE 
swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell.
Chance of showers. 
.SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft after midnight. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SAT NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in E to SE
swell. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in E to SE
swell. Showers and scattered tstms. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in E
swell. Showers and slight chance of tstms. 
.SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE
swell. Chance of showers. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.