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FZNT27 KNHC 100838
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
338 AM EST Fri Feb 10 2023

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

.SYNOPSIS...A nearly stationary boundary from the Florida
Alabama border to offshore Veracruz, Mexico, will be overtaken
by a cold front that will move off the Texas coast this morning,
then track east, reaching from the Florida Big Bend to the
Yucatan Peninsula by Sat. Behind the front, northerly gales will
this afternoon south of the mouth of the Rio Grande and build
south into tonight offshore Tampico and Veracruz, Mexico. By
Saturday, winds will diminish somewhat to below gale force,
except offshore Veracruz where NW gales will prevail into the
afternoon. Very rough seas are expected in the wake of the
front, especially over the SW Gulf. Low pressure is forecast to
form along the cold front by Sat over the NE Gulf. Strong to
near- gale force winds are expected near this low pres over the
NE Gulf 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...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Showers
likely. 
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N swell. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or
less. 
.MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft in the afternoon. 
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers and slight chance of tstms. 
.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers.
.SAT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W
swell. Chance of showers. 
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W swell. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.