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FZNT27 KNHC 312044
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
444 PM EDT Wed Oct 31 2018

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

.SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front is expected to move off the
Texas coast early Thu with strong to near gale-force S to SW
wind flow ahead of it, and gale-force wind gusts. The front will
reach from the mouth of the Mississippi River to near Veracruz,
Mexico Thu evening, from near Tampa Bay to the central Yucatan
Peninsula Fri evening, then stall across the Straits of Florida
to Cancun, Mexico Sat morning before drifting NW through Sun. A
squall line with strong thunderstorms is expected ahead of the
front over the northern Gulf tonight through Thu evening with
brief gale-force winds possible in the squalls.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Showers and
Numerous thunderstorms. 
.THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 20 kt late in
the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. 
.THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
Scattered showers. 
.FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or
less. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of
thunderstorms. 
.THU...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S swell.
Numerous showers and thunderstorms. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered
Showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered
thunderstorms. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW to 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...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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 to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.