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FZNT27 KNHC 190216
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1016 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2019

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

.SYNOPSIS...A significant cold front will move through the basin
through Fri evening with a strong line of convection out ahead
of it. The front will reach from SE Louisiana to near Tampico,
Mexico late tonight, then from the Florida Big Bend to the
eastern Bay of Campeche Fri afternoon, moving SE of the basin
Fri evening. Strong to near gale force winds are expected on
either side of the front, mainly in the northern, W central, and
SW Gulf. High pres will build in from the W in the wake of the
front this weekend with return flow expected by early next week.

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...GALE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale
force. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE to S after
midnight. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

...GALE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to
35 kt within 90 nm ahead of front late. Seas 4 to 7 ft, building 
to 6 to 9 ft in NE swell late.
.FRI...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, shifting to W to NW behind
front. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in S 
swell. 
.SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW
swell. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding
to 3 ft or less late. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.