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FZNT27 KNHC 170335
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1135 PM EDT Sat Mar 16 2024

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

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure located over the central subtropical
Atlantic will continue to move eastward across the Atlantic
through Mon, and maintain a lingering ridge westward over the
western Atlantic and into the central Gulf through Sun. Former
cold front has stalled across the N Gulf waters, and extends
from the Florida Big Bend SW to Louisiana adjacent waters then
westward to Houston, Texas. The front will begin to drift N and
dissipate tonight. A new cold front will move into the NW Gulf
Sun evening and gradually shift S of the basin by Tue evening.
Increasing wind and seas are expected behind the front Sun night
through Tue. Fresh to locally strong winds will pulse near and
to the NW of the Yucatan Peninsula each evening and into the
early morning hours. Light density smoke originating from
widespread fire activity  mixed in with volcanic emissions in
Mexico covers most of the basin, however medium density smoke is
over the adjacent waters from Tampico to Veracruz with
visibility 5 nm or less. In addition, oil platforms have been
reporting dense fog in the NW offshore waters with similar
visibility.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY...

.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of
dense fog. Scattered showers. Vsby 4 NM or less. 
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E
swell. 
.WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY...

.OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft late in the
evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Areas of dense fog. Vsby
4 NM or less. 
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft
in the afternoon. Scattered showers. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers. 
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...N to NE winds 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N to NE after
midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft after midnight.