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FZNT27 KNHC 200752
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
352 AM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

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

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure extending across the basin from the
western Atlantic will prevail through today, with gentle to
moderate winds in the NE half of the basin, and moderate to
fresh in the SW half of the basin. Winds will pulse fresh to
strong in the evenings NW of the Yucatan Peninsula through at
least this evening. A cold front is forecast to move into the NW
Gulf late tonight into early Sun, stalling and dissipating near
23N early next week. Fresh to locally strong winds and building
seas may follow the front through Sun night. High pressure will
again dominate the basin by Tue and continue into Wed night.

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W 10 to 15 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.WED...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.