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FZNT27 KNHC 171405
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
905 AM EST Sat Feb 17 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 has moved off the Texas coast
this morning. Winds will be enhanced by low pressure that is 
forming along the front offshore Louisiana, that is expected to 
track east into Sun. The cold front will stretch from near 
Naples, Florida to the Yucatan Peninsula Sun morning. Strong
winds and rough to very rough seas will spread across most of 
the Gulf through Sun. Conditions will begin to improve by Mon as 
high pressure settles in across the region. Fresh southerly 
return flow is expected for the western Gulf Wed and Wed night as
the high shifts eastward. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to
6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated
tstms. 
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE
swell. Scattered showers. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft after midnight. 
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.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 ft in the afternoon. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...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 4 ft in the
afternoon. Showers and isolated tstms. 
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Showers
and 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 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to
3 to 5 ft after midnight. 
.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...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.