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FZNT27 KNHC 220948
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
548 AM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024

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

.SYNOPSIS...Developing low pressure over eastern Texas is
forecast to move E across the northern Gulf today then NE and
inland across the southeastern U.S. Fri night through Sat. A
trailing cold front will enter the NW Gulf this morning, reach
from Mobile Bay to near Veracruz, Mexico Fri evening, and exit
the basin to the SE late Sat afternoon. Strong to near
gale-force southerly winds are expected ahead of the front
today, with fresh to strong northerly winds spilling across the
basin well behind the front Fri night through Sat. Widespread
showers and strong thunderstorms, some potentially severe, are
expected across central through SE portions of the Gulf, ahead
of the low center and the cold front. 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, ahead of the next cold front.
Strong southerly winds will shift to the central and eastern
Gulf early Mon through Mon night as a cold front moves enters
the western Gulf early Tue.

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY...

.TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE swell.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE swell.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE
swell.

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to
3 to 5 ft in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to
25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE swell.
.TUE...SE to S winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to S 15 to 20 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft in SE to S swell.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft in SE to S swell.


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