000
FZNT27 KNHC 160743
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
Issued by NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
243 AM EST Wed Feb 16 2022

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

.SYNOPSIS...Moderate to locally fresh return flow is across the
basin except for fresh to strong NE to E winds over the SE Gulf
including the Straits of Florida, and also in the NW Gulf. The
fresh to strong winds will persist into early Thu then diminish
as a cold front moves into the NW Gulf. The front will extend
from the Florida Panhandle to Veracruz, Mexico by early Fri. The
front will move very slowly southeast during the start of the
weekend, gradually pushing across the basin through early Sun
while washing out.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E
swell. 
.THU...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. Scattered showers. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the
evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less.