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FZNT27 KNHC 260814
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
314 AM EST Wed Feb 26 2020

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

.SYNOPSIS...A slow moving and weakening cold front early this
morning stretches from the FL Panhandle to Brownsville. A second
stronger cold front has moved off the TX coast, and this front
will merge with the first and race SE and through and out of the
Gulf by late this evening. In its wake, high pressure will dive
S and settle into the area through the end of the week. Behind
the strong cold front, gales are developing off the TX coast and
will envelop most of the W Gulf today. Gale conditions will 
prevail in the broader SW Gulf through tonight, before N winds 
diminish to strong Thu. Another cold front is likely move into 
the NE Gulf Fri night or early Sat. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...GALE WARNING...

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

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt in the 
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft,building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW
swell. Scattered showers. 
.THU...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft
in the afternoon. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.