000  
FZNT27 KNHC 130331  
OFFN06  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1031 PM EST WED FEB 12 2025  
 
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE  
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED  
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...  
   
SYNOPSIS  
ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDS WESTWARD ALONG 29N  
INTO THE EASTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON, WHILE AN OLD FRONTAL  
BOUNDARY IS STALLED JUST INLAND ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES.  
THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD AND ENTER THE NW GULF TONIGHT,  
THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM JUST N OF TAMPA BAY TO BROWNSVILLE,  
TEXAS TO JUST SOUTH OF VERACRUZ, MEXICO ON FRI. FRESH TO STRONG  
S WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THIS FRONT THROUGH TONIGHT,  
STRONGEST IN THE CENTRAL GULF. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS  
ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF THU THROUGH  
THU NIGHT, WITH BRIEF GALES OFFSHORE OF TAMPICO LATE THU  
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOOKING AHEAD, THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS  
EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF EARLY SUN AND MOVE SE ACROSS THE  
BASIN BY LATE MON AFTERNOON. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE N WINDS  
WILL ALSO FOLLOW THIS FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF.  
 
NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO  
   
TONIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. PATCHY DENSE FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
THU  
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E  
SWELL. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRI  
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT  
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT  
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, SHIFTING TO W 15 TO  
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO  
   
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
THU  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
FRI  
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT  
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO NW IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE  
SWELL.  
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