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FZNT27 KNHC 121504
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1004 AM EST Wed Jan 12 2022

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

.SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong NW to N winds will continue over the
SW Gulf through this evening while diminishing. A ridge will
dominate the Gulf waters through Fri. Southerly return flow will
set up over the western Gulf by late Fri ahead of the next cold
front forecast to enter the Gulf region on Sat. Fresh to strong
winds and building seas are expected in the wake of the front.
Winds could reach gale force by Sat evening off Tampico, Mexico,
and near the Veracruz area by Sat night.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to
2 ft or less. 
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt,  shifting to S to SW in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 to 4 ft late. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding
to 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds less than 5 kt,  shifting to S late. Seas
2 ft or less. 
.SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to
4 ft in the afternoon. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.