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FZNT27 KNHC 021523
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1023 AM EST Thu Mar 2 2023

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

.SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong SE to S winds are expected today,
ahead of a cold front forecast to move off the Texas coast
tonight. The front will reach from Apalachicola, FL to the
central Bay of Campeche Fri evening before stalling and
weakening later Fri night into early Sat. Near-gale force S
winds, with frequent gusts to gale force, will precede the front
across the north-central Gulf tonight through Fri morning. Strong 
NW winds are expected behind the front over the western Gulf.
Winds and seas should subside Sat. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Patchy fog. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force.
Seas 7 to 10 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms.
.FRI...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to S 20 to 30 
kt with frequent gusts to gale force late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale
force. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of 
tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to
2 ft or less.