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FZNT27 KNHC 240712
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
212 AM EST Mon Feb 24 2020

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

.SYNOPSIS...Fresh S flow is expected today ahead of a cold front
that will move off the TX coast this evening. Strong high
pressure will surge S through the Southern Plains and reinforce
this cold front Tue, causing it to surge SE. By Tue night, this
front should stretch from the FL Panhandle to Bay of Campeche,
and it should clear SE of the area Wed night. Strong N gales
will develop over the SW Gulf and western Bay of Campeche Wed
and continue through Wed night. Strong N winds and higher seas
are expected elsewhere. High pressure will settle into the area
for the end of the week, bringing improving conditions. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers and slight chance of tstms. 
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and slight chance of tstms. 
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W to NW after
midnight. Seas 2 ft or less.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers
and slight chance of tstms. 
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and slight chance of tstms. 
.TUE...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and slight chance of tstms. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.WED...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft,building to
5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. 
.WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building
to 3 ft after midnight.