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FZNT27 KNHC 022048
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
348 PM 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 will increase to
strong to near-gale force this evening, 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,
and eastern Gulf late tonight through Fri morning. Near gale
force NW winds are expected behind the front over the NW Gulf
tonight. Winds and seas should subside by Sat. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 4 ft. 
.MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to S 20 to 30 
kt with frequent gusts to gale force after midnight. Seas 4 to 6
ft, building to 7 to 10 ft late.
.FRI...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale
force. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of 
tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or
less. 
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.