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FZNT27 KNHC 092118
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
418 PM 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 stationary front extends from the coast of Alabama
to Veracruz, Mexico. A band of showers and thunderstorms is east
of the front over the north-central to northeast Gulf. The front
will remain nearly stationary through this evening. A stronger
cold front will enter the NW Gulf early Fri morning, and merge
with the stalled front Fri evening from the western Florida
Panhandle to the central Bay of Campeche. The front will reach
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. 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. 
Strong to near-gale force winds are expected 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...

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt woth
frequent gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. 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 and tstms. 
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building
to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. 
.TUE...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and slight chance of tstms. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers
and slight chance of tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers
and scattered tstms. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft,
subsiding to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. 
.MON...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.