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FZNT27 KNHC 091529
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1029 AM EST Thu Feb 9 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 extends from the coast of Mississippi
to Tuxpan, Mexico near 20N97W. A band of showers and
thunderstorms associated with the front is located over the
central to north- central Gulf of Mexico. The front will reach
from the western Florida panhandle to the south-central Bay of
Campeche this evening and stall. A stronger cold front will
enter the NW Gulf late Thu night or early Fri morning, and merge
with the stalling front. The merged front will reach from
Apalachicola, FL to the central Bay of Campeche Fri evening, and
from near the Florida Big Bend to the Yucatan Channel by Sat
afternoon. Northerly gale force winds are expected near Tampico,
Mexico Fri afternoon, and offshore Veracruz, Mexico late Fri
afternoon through Sat morning. Gales are also forecast to
persist over the central Bay of Campeche through Sat morning.
Very rough seas are expected in the wake of the front,
especially over the SW Gulf. Low pressure is likely to form
along the frontal boundary Sat over the NE Gulf. Gale force
winds are possible near this low pres over the NE Gulf Sat and
Sat night before it moves over land toward the Georgia coast.
Winds and seas will gradually diminish from W to E late Sun. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt with frequent gusts to 35 kt. Seas 5 
to 7 ft. Scattered tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt with frequent gusts to 35
kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. 
.SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft after midnight. 
.MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT AND SAT NIGHT...

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of tstms
and scattered showers. 
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers
and chance of tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Numerous
showers and scattered tstms. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt in the 
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W swell. 
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft in W to NW swell in the morning, subsiding
to 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.