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FZNT27 KNHC 182029
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
429 PM EDT Tue Oct 18 2022

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

.SYNOPSIS...A strong fall cold front extending from Sarasota,
Florida to near Poza Rica, Mexico will reach from the Florida
Keys to the central Bay of Campeche tonight, and from 25N80W
across the Straits of Florida to the eastern Bay of Campeche by
Wed morning. Gale force winds of 30 to 40 kt and seas peaking to
at 17 or 18 ft are expected in the wake of the front over the SW
Gulf. The gale force winds near the Tampico area will continue
to spread southward into the Veracruz region tonight through Wed
evening. Winds will diminish below gale force by Wed night. High
pressure will settle over the area in the wake of the front.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms precede the front, forecast
to move SE of the area by Wed afternoon. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft late. 
.SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding
to 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft late.