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FZNT27 KNHC 122004
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
404 PM EDT Thu Apr 12 2018

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

.SYNOPSIS...Fresh to locally strong southerly return will
continue across the gulf waters through Fri ahead of a strong
and convective cold front moving off the Texas coast on Fri
night. The cold front will extend from the Mississippi Delta to
the Bay of Campeche on Sat night, extend from the Florida Big
Bend area to the Yucatan Peninsula on Sun, and move then
southeast of the area on Sun night. Gale conditions area
forecast across the S-Central and SW Gulf waters from late Sat
into Sat night. Southerly return flow will redevelop across the
northwest gulf waters on Mon night through Tue night. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW to N in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft in the afternoon. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW swell. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW to W
swell. 
.MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.