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FZNT27 KNHC 170843
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
443 AM EDT Wed Aug 17 2022

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

.SYNOPSIS...A 1015 high pressure centered near 28N90W will drift
ESE in the north-central Gulf through tonight. A stalled front
across the NE Gulf coast states will sink S and settle north of
the northern Gulf today and linger in this area through Thu.
This will increase winds across the northeast and north- central
Gulf with moderate westerly winds. A tropical wave currently
located over Honduras and Nicaragua will move W across Central
America through Thu and emerge over the Bay of Campeche Thu
night, where an area of low pressure could form on Friday. Some
gradual development of this system is possible while it moves
northwestward over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico through the
weekend.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Slight chance of
tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of
tstms. 
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Slight chance
of tstms. 
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of
tstms. 
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft late. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.