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FZNT27 KNHC 170319
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1019 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 NW Gulf Sat morning and continue across most of
basin through Sun night. Gale force winds will develop behind
the cold front offshore of Tampico, Mexico Sat afternoon and
Veracruz, Mexico by Sat evening. Near gale to gale force winds
are also possible along the cold front in the central Gulf as it
sweeps across the basin. 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 near Naples, Florida to the Yucatan Peninsula early
Sun. 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. Fresh southerly return flow is expected for the
western Gulf Wed and Wed night as the high shifts eastward. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered 
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
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 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 5 ft in the 
afternoon. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. 
.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 to 3 ft. 
.TUE...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.