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FZNT27 KNHC 020843
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
343 AM EST Thu Jan 2 2025

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

.SYNOPSIS...The eastern portion of a weak cold front reaching
from the Straits of Florida to near Brownsville, Texas will move
south of the basin today, and the western portion will stall and
dissipate. A reinforcing front will enter the northern Gulf late
Fri. The eastern portion will move across the eastern Gulf
through Sat, while the western half stalls over the northwest
Gulf, then lifts north as a warm front Sat night. Fresh to
strong S winds and rough seas will follow the warm front over
the northwest Gulf into Sun. Looking ahead, a stronger cold
front will move into the northwest Gulf Sun night, and exit the
southeast Gulf through Mon night followed by fresh to strong
winds and rough seas.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers. 
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N 20 to
25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE swell. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the
morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft after midnight. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to
5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.