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FZNT27 KNHC 182032
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
332 PM EST Sat Feb 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 extends from the Straits of Florida to
the NE Yucatan peninsula. Strong northerly winds persist behind
the front S of 20N. These winds will continue to diminish
tonight as the front moves SE and exits the basin. Elsewhere
winds and seas associated with the front will diminish through
Sun. Surface high pressure and associated ridging will develop
across the gulf on Sun providing mainly light to gentle variable
winds basin-wide through Mon night. Moderate to fresh SE winds
will develop across the western half of the gulf on Tue ahead of
the next frontal system, becoming strong Tue night through Wed. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. 
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in SE to S swell. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE to S
swell. 
.THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W after midnight.
Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft in the afternoon. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
swell.