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FZNT27 KNHC 280944
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
444 AM EST Wed Feb 28 2024

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

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure across the western Atlantic extends a
ridge SW across central Florida then westward into the central
Gulf. The ridge will shift E, allowing a cold front to move into
the NW Gulf of Mexico Wed afternoon. Ahead of the front, fresh
southerly winds will prevail through midday over the Gulf W of
85W. Patchy fog is also expected ahead of the front offshore
Texas and SW Louisiana. The cold front will sink into the
northern Gulf Wed night into Thu, then stall Thu night from near
Tampa Bay to offshore of Corpus Christi, TX to just N of
Tampico, Mexico, before lifting N on Fri. A weak N to S aligned
trough will then meander across the W Gulf Fri through Sat
before dissipating. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY...

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW to W in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Patchy fog. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of
showers. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance
of showers. 
.FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.