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FZNT27 KNHC 100901
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
401 AM EST Wed Jan 10 2024

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

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from the Florida Keys to the
western tip of Cuba. Fresh NW winds over the NE Gulf will
diminish after sunrise today. Seas in the eastern Gulf will
subside to below 12 ft late this morning, and to below 8 ft by
this evening. High pressure currently centered over the western
Gulf of Mexico will move E to the eastern Gulf tonight through
early Thu. SE to S winds gradually increase across the basin Thu
and Thu night as the next cold front approaches the coast of
Texas. This front is expected to move into the NW Gulf early Fri
morning and reach from the Florida Big Bend to the central Bay
of Campeche by late Fri, and from Naples, FL to Cancun, Mexico
early Sat before weakening. Strong to near-gale force winds will
follow this front across the western and central Gulf of Mexico,
possibly reaching gale force over the far western Gulf Fri.
Conditions improve Sat night as high pressure builds over the
Gulf. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI...

.TODAY...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S 10 to 15 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the
afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building
to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Chance of showers and slight chance
of tstms. 
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to NW 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to N 15 to
20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SW to W
swell, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W
swell. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of
showers and slight chance of tstms. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W swell. 
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.