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FZNT27 KNHC 181525
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1125 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024

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

.SYNOPSIS...A weak stalled out front extends from southeastern
Louisiana to the extreme NE coast of Mexico. Numerous showers
and thunderstorms are over the Gulf waters from Louisiana to the
western Florida panhandle. Scattered showers and thunderstorms
are along and north of the front. The front will transition back
to a cold front and shift eastward across the northern Gulf
through early Sun, then stall again and weaken gradually through
Mon. Upper- level disturbances moving from W to E across the
Gulf coast states will maintain active weather over the northern
Gulf through the weekend. Elsewhere, moderate to fresh return
flow will dominate the basin through early Sun, pulsing to
locally strong near the Yucatan Peninsula and the Bay of
Campeche. Winds will slightly weaken Sun into early next week as
the pressure gradient relaxes. Meanwhile, areas of haze and
smoke due to agricultural fires in Mexico continue across most
of the western Gulf and Bay of Campeche. Moderate to locally
fresh SE return flow will develop again across the W Gulf Tue
and Wed.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered 
showers and thunderstorms. Haze.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Winds 
and seas higher in and near numerous showers and thunderstorms.
Haze.
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SW after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Scattered to numerous 
showers and thunderstorms.
.SUN...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.