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FZNT27 KNHC 181030 RRA
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
530 AM EST Fri Feb 18 2022

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

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from near New Orleans
southwestward to 27N95W and to inland Mexico near Tampico is
followed by strong north winds, except with frequent gusts to
gale-force in the NW Gulf. The frequent gusts to gale-force
winds will become strong north to northeast winds this morning.
The front will reach from the western Florida panhandle to
24N94W and to the western Bay of Campeche by this morning, then
weaken as it reaches from near Ft. Myers, Florida to the central
Bay of Campeche by Sat morning. Sustained gale-force northwest
to north winds will develop in the SW Gulf near Veracruz this
afternoon and evening. The front will dissipate across the
eastern Gulf region on Sun as high pressure builds across the
southeastern U.S. Moderate to fresh return flow will develop
over the Gulf early next week, except for fresh to strong winds
over the north- central Gulf. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY....W OF 94W, N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt with frequent gusts
to 35 kt through mid-morning, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft
in the morning, then subsiding to 6 to 9 ft. Between 90W and 94W,
N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST E OF 87W THROUGH
10 EST AM...

.TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog reducing visibility 1 nm
or less within 60 nm of the coast E of 87W in the morning.
.TONIGHT...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 winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.