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FZNT27 KNHC 082024
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
324 PM EST Sun Jan 8 2023

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

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front currently reaching from southwest
Louisiana to near the mouth of the Rio Grande will stall over
the northern and eastern Gulf through Mon and dissipate early
Tue. Light to gentle variable winds will dominate the basin
afterward through Thu morning when a strong cold front is
forecast to emerge off the coast of Texas. Fresh southerly flow
will return to the Texas coast Wed into Thu ahead of this front,
and strong NW winds and building seas will follow the front over
the northwest Gulf Thu night. Looking ahead, the front will
reach from near Tampa Bay, Florida to Veracruz, Mexico by early
Fri. Winds and seas will diminish into Sat as the front moves 
southeast of the area. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W to NW in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...NE to E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft after midnight. 
.THU...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.