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FZNT27 KNHC 181517
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1017 AM EST Thu Feb 18 2021

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

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from the Florida Panhandle to
near Veracruz, Mexico. Reinforcing cold air behind the front
will induce gale force northerly winds near Tampico, and in the
Veracruz region tonight into Fri. Gales are also expected in the
Bay of Campeche on Fri, with seas building to 14-16 ft. The
front will reach from the Florida Big Bend to the eastern Bay of
Campeche tonight, from Ft. Myers, Florida to NE Yucatan
peninsula on Fri, exiting the basin by Fri evening. Moderate to
fresh E to SE winds are expected across the Gulf Sun and Mon. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding
to 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building
to 3 to 5 ft late. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.