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NAVTEX Marine Forecast (New Orleans, LA)



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FZNT27 KNHC 090223
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1023 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

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

.SYNOPSIS...Fresh to locally strong SE winds will prevail across
much of the Gulf through Thu night ahead of a cold front. The
cold front will move off the Texas coast into the northwest Gulf
Fri and will move across most of the basin through Fri night.
The front will slow down and weaken further as extends from
South Florida to Veracruz, Mexico, by late Sat. Moderate to
locally fresh winds will follow the front through Sat night.
Patchy fog is possible along the northern Gulf coast tonight. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Haze and patchy fog.
.THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Haze and
patchy fog. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Scattered dense fog. 
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N to NE 10 to 15 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. 
.THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance
of tstms. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding
to 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft after midnight. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.