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FZNT27 KNHC 162049
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
349 PM EST Wed Jan 16 2019

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

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure will dominate the basin through end of
the work week. Fresh to strong south return flow will set up
across the western Gulf Fri night and Sat ahead of a strong cold
front expected to reach the NW Gulf by Sat evening. A large area
of gale-force winds is possible behind the front Sat night
through Sun night. Strongest winds will be near the Veracruz
coast Sat night. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to
4 ft late in the afternoon. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 20 kt, shifting to W 20 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NW swell. 
.SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N
swell. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft,
subsiding to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. 
.MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. 
.SAT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft,building to 5 to
7 ft in the afternoon. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to W to NW 20 to
30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W swell. 
.SUN...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in W to NW swell. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. 
.MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.