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FZNT27 KNHC 181521
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1021 AM EST Fri Jan 18 2019

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

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure ridge from the W Atlc to N central
Gulf will shift E today. Fresh to strong S return flow will
develop in the western Gulf of Mexico tonight through Sat. A
strong cold front is expected to reach the NW Gulf of Mexico Sat
morning. It is likely that a line of rainshowers and
thunderstorms will precede the front. Winds to gale force are
expected behind the front along the coast of Mexico near Tampico
on Saturday afternoon shifting to near Veracruz Saturday night.
The front will exit the Gulf by Sun evening and allow strong
winds to taper off over the basin by sunrise on Mon.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT...

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Patchy fog.
Slight chance of showers. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W to NW 20 to
30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to
gale force. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers. 
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E 5 to 10 kt
late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to
30 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT...

.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered
showers. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft late. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to
gale force. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and isolated 
thunderstorms. 
.SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.