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FZNT27 KNHC 081517
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1017 AM EST Fri Mar 8 2024

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

.SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong southerly winds are expected over
the central Gulf ahead of the next cold front that is forecast
to move off the Texas coast this afternoon. The front will reach
from the Florida Panhandle to near Veracruz, Mexico by early Sat
evening and will exit the area Sun night while weakening. Fresh
to strong northerly winds and moderate to rough seas are
expected in the wake of the front. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms are expected ahead of the front. Conditions will
improve Mon and Mon night as high pressure build in the wake of
the front.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog.
Scattered showers. 
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. 
.SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less.