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FZNT27 KNHC 181928
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
228 PM EST Wed Jan 18 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 is forecast to enter the western Gulf 
tonight. However, the pressure gradient is expected to decrease
and the current strong southerly winds ahead of the boundary to 
decrease to moderate to fresh. The front will extend from the 
Florida Panhandle to near Tampico, Mexico by Thu afternoon. Fresh
N winds are likely behind the front. Low pressure may form on 
the western edge of the front in the western Gulf late this week 
and move northward. Strong winds are expected to develop this 
weekend in the northern and western Gulf waters as the low 
pressure and associated frontal boundary moves eastward. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW late.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. 
.THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.