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FZNT27 KNHC 200934
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
434 AM EST Wed Dec 20 2023

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

.SYNOPSIS...A broad ridge centered over the Ohio Valley extends
SE into the western Atlantic, behind a slow moving cold front
extending SW across Hispaniola. This pattern will support
moderate to fresh NE to E winds over the E Gulf today. The high
pressure will shift slowly eastward into the eastern U.S.
through Fri, causing winds to veer E, with fresh across the
eastern Gulf and strong winds through the Florida Straits and
adjacent waters through early Fri. SE return flow is expected to
develop Sat, becoming fresh to strong across N portions Sat
night through Sun. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Slight
chance of showers. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W to NW after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE
swell.