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FZNT27 KNHC 121456
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1056 AM EDT Fri May 12 2023

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

.SYNOPSIS...A ridge will continue to dominate the Gulf waters
during the next several days producing gentle to moderate E to
SE winds E of 90W and moderate to fresh return flow W of 90W.
Winds are forecast to increase to fresh to strong speeds over
the western Gulf tonight into Sat with seas building to 8 ft.
Fresh to locally strong winds will pulse near and to the NW of
the Yucatan Peninsula each night through Sun night. Then, winds
are forecast to veer to the E across most of the basin by late
Sun as high pressure settles over the northern Gulf. Slight to
moderate seas will prevail, reaching 7 or 8 ft in the NW Gulf
through Sun under a persisting SE wind flow.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated
tstms. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...SW to W winds less than 5 kt, shifting to NW in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 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...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt,  shifting to N to NE
late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S to SW in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.