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FZNT27 KNHC 231532
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1032 AM EST Wed Dec 23 2020

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

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure across the basin will shift eastward
today ahead of a strong cold front. The front will enter the NW
Gulf early Thu, with widespread gale-force winds expected
northwest of the front as it races southward across the basin
through early Fri. Seas will build in excess of 10 ft behind the
front on Thu.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW to W 25 to 30 kt
late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.THU...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt,  shifting to SE 10 to
15 kt late. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building
to 5 to 7 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.THU...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to W to NW 20 to
30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and 
isolated tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft,
subsiding to 3 to 5 ft late. 
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding
to 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.