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FZNT27 KNHC 182123
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
423 PM 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...A surface ridge from the W Atlantic Ocean to the N
central Gulf of Mexico will shift E today. Fresh to strong S
return flow will develop in the western Gulf of Mexico from
tonight through Saturday. A strong cold front is expected to
reach the NW Gulf of Mexico on Saturday 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 on Saturday night. The front will exit from the
Gulf of Mexico by Sunday evening, and allow strong winds to
taper off across the basin by sunrise on Monday. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

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

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 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. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.