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FZNT27 KNHC 172016
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
416 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024

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

.SYNOPSIS...A weak cold front has entered the western Gulf, and 
it extends from southeastern Louisiana to inland NE Mexico. 
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are over the western Gulf 
north of 26N and west of 91W. The front will shift eastward 
across the northern Gulf through early Sun, then stall and 
weaken gradually through Mon. Upper-level disturbances moving 
from W to E. This will maintain active weather over the northern 
Gulf through most of the weekend. Elsewhere, moderate to fresh 
return flow will dominate the basin, except pulsing to locally 
strong near the Yucatan Peninsula and the Bay of Campeche 
through Sat night. Winds will slightly weaken Sun into early 
next week as the pressure gradient relaxes. Meanwhile, areas of 
haze and smoke due to agricultural fires in Mexico continue 
across most of the western Gulf and Bay of Campeche. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered 
showers and thunderstorms mainly NW part. Haze.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers 
and thunderstorms. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms. 
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. 
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N to NE after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft in S swell. 
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft or less. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.