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FZNT27 KNHC 122037
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
337 PM EST Fri Jan 12 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 extending from Mobile Bay to Poza Rica,
Mexico will shift southeast and stall from the Florida Straits
to the Yucatan Channel by late Sat. Winds will reach gale force
through the early evening from the Texas coast to off Veracruz,
Mexico. Strong to near- gale force winds and rough to very rough
seas follow the front elsewhere across the Gulf into Sat. Winds
and seas will diminish Sat and Sun as high pressure builds over
the northern Gulf. Looking ahead, another front may enter the
northwestern Gulf by late Mon, and move to southeast of the Gulf
by late Wed night. Fresh to strong northerly winds and building
seas will follow this second front, with winds possibly reaching
gale force over the west- central and southwest Gulf Tue.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...GALE WARNING...

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, with frequent gusts to gale force 
within 60 nm of the Louisiana coast east of 90W during the
evening. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to
5 ft in the afternoon. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. 
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE 5 to 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft
in the afternoon. 
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, with frequent gusts to gale force 
within 60 nm of the coast west of Apalachicola. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.