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FZNT27 KNHC 011952
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
252 PM EST Mon Jan 1 2024

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

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure centered over the eastern Gulf of
Mexico weather will weaken today, allowing a cold front to move
into the NW basin. The front will reach from the Florida Big
Bend to the Lower Texas coast tonight, then stall from near
Tampa Bay to offshore the mouth of the Rio Grande Tue night.
Moderate to fresh northerly winds will follow behind this front.
A stronger cold front is forecast to enter the NW Gulf Wed. Low
pressure may form along this front and track NE to E across the
northern Gulf WEd night and Thu. Fresh to strong winds are
likely to be associated with this low and cold front.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers
and chance of tstms. 
.WED...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers
and slight chance of tstms. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W to NW after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to
10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell, subsiding to
3 to 5 ft after midnight.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 to 4 ft after midnight. 
.TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to
5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and slight chance
of tstms. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. 
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building
to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. 
.SAT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt, shifting to W to NW 20 to 30 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft in SW swell. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in SW to W
swell.