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FZNT27 KNHC 302042
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
342 PM EST Tue Jan 30 2018

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

.SYNOPSIS...A ridge is building SE over the Gulf waters as a
reinforcing cold front brings more cold air into the northern
Gulf. This front will weaken and dissipate tonight. Winds and
seas will diminish from W to E across the Gulf this evening and
tonight. The ridge will shift E on Wed and Thu, allowing SE
return flow to set up over the entire basing by Thu afternoon.
The next cold front is forecast to enter the northern Gulf
waters on Fri.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in 
the afternoon. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.