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FZNT27 KNHC 161452
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
952 AM EST Tue Jan 16 2024

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

.SYNOPSIS...A frontal boundary extends southwestward from the
Florida Panhandle to the central Bay of Campeche. Strong to gale
northerly winds and very rough seas are occurring behind this
front across the northwestern Gulf, which will shift southward
into the west-central and southwestern Gulf this afternoon and
evening before gradually subsiding tonight. Fresh to strong N
winds and rough seas will reach the central Gulf this afternoon
and eastern Gulf by early Wed morning. The front will exit the
Gulf tonight into Wed morning. Afterward, the next cold front
will enter the northwestern Gulf late Thu and move southward
across the basin through late Fri night into Sat morning,
followed by fresh to strong northerly winds and moderate to
rough seas. Gale force winds and rough seas are expected over
the Bay of Campeche behind the front on Sat.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in N to NE swell. 
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW to N 10 to
15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW to W
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.