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FZNT27 KNHC 202052
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
352 PM EST Fri Dec 20 2024

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

.SYNOPSIS...An ill-defined cold front moving slowly southward
through the southern Gulf of Mexico and Yucatan Peninsula this
afternoon will weaken and dissipate S of 20N on Sat. Moderate to
locally fresh N to NE winds and moderate seas will prevail
across the basin through tonight. A reinforcing cold front will
move southeastward through the northern and central Gulf late
tonight through this weekend. Fresh to locally strong N winds
are briefly expected along and behind this front in the northern
Gulf late tonight. Moderate NE to E winds are then expected this
weekend into early next week as the fronts weaken and a broad
ridge shifts slowly eastward across the eastern U.S. and Gulf
basin.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 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 to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.