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FZNT27 KNHC 172015
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
415 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 to 30N 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.