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FZNT27 KNHC 090920
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
420 AM EST Thu Mar 9 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 extending across the Florida Straits
will reach Havana, Cuba later this morning before dissipating
tonight. Fresh easterly winds will briefly follow the front.
Another cold front is forecast to enter the Gulf region Fri and
move over the northern Gulf waters by Fri night, reaching from
near Tampa Bay, FL to Galveston, TX by Sat morning before
dissipating late Sat. A third cold front will likely enter the
NW Gulf Sun night into Mon. Fresh to strong winds and building
seas are expected in the wake of this front.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E 5 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or
less. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft
in the afternoon. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.