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FZNT27 KNHC 190343
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1043 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 east to southeast winds in the basin
through early Fri morning. A strong cold front will push into
the far northern Gulf late tonight, reach from near
Apalachicola, Florida to Brownsville early Fri, from the Florida
Keys to the SW Gulf by early Fri evening, from the Straits of
Florida to near the northwest Yucatan Peninsula and to the
central Bay of Campeche by early Sat and to just southeast of
the area by late Sat. Fresh to near gale winds and rough seas
will follow behind the front. Gale force winds and very rough
seas are expected in the far west-central Gulf near Tampico and
in the SW Gulf offshore Veracruz Sat and Sat night. Looking
ahead into 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 late.
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 8 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to 
SE swell.
.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...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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 8 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell.