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FZNT27 KNHC 201514
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1014 AM EST Mon Dec 20 2021

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

.SYNOPSIS...The portion of a cold front that extends from South
Florida to just NE of Veracruz, Mexico, is beginning to stall
early this morning, while the portion that extends south from
offshore Veracruz into the Bay of Campeche continues to move E.
Low pressure will form well E of Tampico, Mexico today, then
track NE into Tue. The portion of the front to the east of the
low will retreat north as a warm front, while the cold front
will continue to the south of the low. Gales offshore Veracruz
early this morning will propagate NE through the day, to the N
and W of the center of the low, and into the north-central Gulf
of Mexico. The low and cold front will move east and through the
basin by later on Tue, with strong winds and high seas impacting
most of the basin, before conditions improve Wed, as weak high
pressure builds into the area.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...West of 94W north of 23N. NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt 
this morning, becoming NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt in the 
afternoon. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Elsewhere N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE 5 to 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered 
tstms.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Showers and slight
chance of tstms. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance
of showers. 
.WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.