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FZNT27 KNHC 160925
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
525 AM EDT Thu Mar 16 2023

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

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure across the eastern U.S is building
across the Gulf, behind a cold front that is stalling across the
NW Caribbean. Return flow has developed across the W Gulf and
will become fresh to strong early Thu and spread to the entire
Gulf Thu night, ahead of the next cold front. This front will
move into the NW Gulf Fri morning, reaching from Apalachee Bay,
Florida to the central Bay of Campeche Sat morning. Brief
gale-force N winds are expected behind the front offshore of the
upper Mexican waters Fri afternoon, shifting to offshore
Veracruz Fri night. The front will then stall and weaken across
the SE Gulf, and sink slowly SE across the Yucatan Channel Mon
night.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Slight chance of
showers. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 35 kt
in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and chance
of tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to
N swell. Scattered showers. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NE to E swell. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. 
.MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers
and slight chance of tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W to NW after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to
NE swell. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.