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FZNT27 KNHC 151416
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1016 AM EDT Sat Apr 15 2023

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

.SYNOPSIS...Weak ridging extends from southwest Florida to
southeast Louisiana. The ridge will shift east today ahead of a
cold front that is forecast to enter the northwest Gulf tonight.
The front will move southeastward across much of the Gulf and
reach from Fort Myers, Florida to Tampico, Mexico by Sun night.
Fresh to strong N to NE winds and building seas are likely
behind the front over much of the western and central Gulf Sun
into early Mon. Well in advance of the front, there is a
possibility of some severe thunderstorm squalls with gusty winds
over portions of the north-central and NE Gulf today.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to
5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated 
tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered tstms. 
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
tstms. 
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding
to 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.