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FZNT27 KNHC 181451
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
951 AM EST Tue Jan 18 2022

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

.SYNOPSIS...A ridge will dominate the Gulf waters through Wed.
Fresh southerly return flow will set up across the western Gulf
today ahead of the next cold front forecast to emerge from the
coast of Texas late Wed night. The front will reach from near
Vermilion Bay, Louisiana to Brownsville, Texas on Thu morning,
and from Panama City, Florida to near Tuxpan, Mexico by Thu
evening. Fresh to strong northerly winds and building seas are
expected in the wake of the front, late this week.

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance
of showers and slight chance of tstms. 
.THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft late. 
.WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers. 
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N to NE
late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.