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FZNT27 KNHC 220839
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
339 AM EST Tue Dec 22 2020

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

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure prevails across the basin. Moderate to
fresh northerly flow will gradually shift E to SE today as high
pressure drifts eastward. Southerly flow returns into Wed before
the next strong cold front enters the basin and brings
gale-force winds into the NW and SW Gulf on Thu. Seas of
10-12 ft will prevail in the vicinity of the front. High
pressure will build again in the wake of the front across the
basin through the weekend.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 30 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft,building to 6 to 8 ft after
midnight. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.THU...N winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NE to E swell. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft after midnight. 
.WED...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.THU...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE
swell. 
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.