622  
FZNT27 KNHC 231936  
OFFN06  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
336 PM EDT THU MAR 23 2023  
 
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE  
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED  
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES  
WILL SHIFT EASTWARD INTO THE ATLANTIC THROUGH SAT, ALLOWING FOR  
PRIMARILY MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS, EXCEPT FOR FRESH TO STRONG SE  
WINDS IN THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH FRI. THE WESTERN EXTENSION OF  
THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND WESTWARD TO THE EASTERN GULF  
THROUGH MON. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PULSE OFF NW  
YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS. A WEAK COLD  
FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW GULF WATERS BY EARLY SAT AND  
MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT NIGHT. MODERATE TO  
LOCALLY FRESH RETURN FLOW WILL THEN DOMINATE THE BASIN THROUGH  
MON. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF ON MON  
AND STALL. THE FRONT WILL THEN BEGIN TO MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD  
STARTING LATE MON NIGHT IN RESPONSE TO HIGH PRESSURE THAT WILL  
BUILD SOUTHWARD BEHIND IT. IT SHOULD REACH FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA  
TO THE CENTRAL GULF AND TO INLAND NE MEXICO BY LATE TUE. MODERATE  
TO FRESH NE TO E WINDS WILL FOLLOW IN BEHIND THE FRONT.  
 
NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO  
   
TONIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI
 
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E TO SE 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 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO  
   
TONIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI
 
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NE TO E IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
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