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FZNT27 KNHC 171927
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
227 PM 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 is moving quickly SE through the
NW Gulf of Mexico today, and this afternoon extends from the
Florida Panhandle to near Tampico, Mexico. Strong N to NE winds
are behind this front. Weak low pressure is developing along 
this front over the north-central Gulf of Mexico. This low 
pressure will move E and SE and reach the SE Gulf of Mexico Sun, 
when the associated cold front will extend from the Florida 
Everglades to the Yucatan Peninsula. Rough to very rough seas 
will also the strong winds. Later Sun, the front and low 
pressure will move E and SE of the basin, and conditions will 
begin to improve. However, rough seas will continue over portions
of the southern Gulf of Mexico into Mon, when high pressure will
settle into the region. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE
swell. Scattered showers. 
.SUN...N 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 winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...S to 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. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Showers
and isolated tstms. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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...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. 
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft in the afternoon. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.