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FZNT27 KNHC 182051
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
351 PM EST Thu Jan 18 2024

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

.SYNOPSIS...A surface ridge extends southwestward from a high
over the Carolinas coast to near Tampico, Mexico. This will
support gentle to moderate E to SE winds for the entire Gulf
through early Fri morning. Afterward, a cold front will sink
southward across the northern Gulf, reaching from the Florida
Big Bend to western Bay of Campeche by Fri morning, and from the
Florida Straits to eastern Bay of Campeche by Fri afternoon.
Fresh to near-gale winds and rough seas will follow behind the
front. Gale-force winds and very rough seas are expected at the
west-central and southwestern Gulf Fri night through Sat. For
early next week, strong high pressure in the wake of the front
should keep fresh to strong winds across the entire Gulf.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W to NW 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 8 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. 
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE
swell. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE
swell.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell.