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FZNT27 KNHC 172125
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
525 PM EDT Thu Aug 17 2023

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

.SYNOPSIS...A surface ridge over the Gulf waters will support
mostly gentle to moderate winds and slight seas across the basin
through Sat night. Looking ahead, a surface trough is expected
to move across the Gulf from east to west Sun through early next
week. The trough could form into a broad area of low pressure in
the central or W Gulf by the beginning of next week. Some slow
development of this system is possible thereafter as it moves
westward and approaches the western Gulf of Mexico coastline by
the middle of next week. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft or less. Slight chance of tstms. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...SE to S winds less than 5 kt,  shifting to E in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft late. 
.MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of
tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...N to NE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance
of showers and slight chance of tstms. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.