611 
FZNT27 KNHC 211517
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1117 AM EDT Thu Mar 21 2024

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

.SYNOPSIS...A surface low pressure center and a cold front are
forecast to form near the coast of Texas later today. The low
pressure is forecast to track northeastward from the Gulf of
Mexico to inland southeastern U.S. Fri night and Sat. A trailing
cold front will exit the basin through late Sat afternoon.
Strong to near gale-force southerly winds are forecast ahead of
the front, with fresh to strong northerly winds behind it.
Widespread showers and strong thunderstorms, some potentially
severe, are expected with the low center and the cold front.
Mariners should monitor these hazardous marine conditions and
plan their routes accordingly. High pressure in the wake of the
front will quickly shift eastward from late Sat night through
Sun night, allowing for fresh to strong southerly winds to
develop over the western Gulf. These winds shift to the central
and eastern Gulf Mon and Mon night as a cold front moves across
the western Gulf.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Scattered tstms. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
tstms. 
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
Scattered showers. 
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
tstms. 
.FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 kt
late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.