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FZNT27 KNHC 162120
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
420 PM EST Fri Feb 16 2024

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

.SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front will push off the Texas coast Sat
morning, with strong to near gale force winds following the front 
in the northern Gulf as it sweeps across the basin this weekend. 
Rough to very rough seas will spread across most of the Gulf Sat 
through Sun. Weak low pressure will develop along the front in 
the NW Gulf on Sat and track eastward across the basin during the
weekend. The cold front will reach from Tampa Bay, Florida to 
near Veracruz, Mexico Sat afternoon and from the Florida Keys to 
the northeast Yucatan Peninsula Sun morning. The front will push 
east of the basin by Sun night. Conditions will begin to improve 
by Mon as high pressure settles across the area.

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE after midnight.
Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE
swell. Scattered showers. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE after
midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers. 
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft in the
afternoon. Scattered tstms. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
Scattered tstms. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.