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FZNT27 KNHC 182043
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
343 PM EST Sat Nov 18 2023

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

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure is building across the Gulf waters
producing light to gentle NW to N winds over the western half of
the Gulf, and mainly moderate N winds over the eastern half of
the Gulf, including the Yucatan Channel. These winds will veer
to the E and SE on Sun. Southerly return flow will increase over
the western Gulf Sun night ahead of the next cold front which
will move off the Texas coast Mon night into Tue. Gale conditions
are likely in the wake of the front over the west-central and SW
parts of the Gulf Tue through Wed. Seas are forecast to build to
14 to 16 ft over the SW Gulf by Tue night into Wed morning. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 to 5 ft late. 
.MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW to W
late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft late. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S
10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.