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FZNT27 KNHC 181426
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
926 AM EST TUE FEB 18 2025
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...
SYNOPSIS
A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NW
GULF TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH THU
NIGHT. A GALE WARNING IS EFFECT FOR MOST WESTERN GULF ZONES AS
NEAR GALE NORTH WINDS, WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL
FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER THE NW GULF WED WHILE GALE FORCE NORTH
WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEST OF THE FRONT OFF TAMPICO, MEXICO WED AND
WED NIGHT AND OFF VERACRUZ, MEXICO WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT.
THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, PEAKING
AROUND 14 FT WED NIGHT OFF TAMPICO. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH
DURING THE WEEKEND. A TROUGH WILL LIKELY DEVELOP FROM THE
FRONTAL REMNANTS OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF ON FRI AND LINGER
THROUGH SAT NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD, BECOMING MORE CONFINED TO THE
WATERS NORTH OF 22N AND WEST OF 90W FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT.
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA
..GALE WARNING W OF 94W
TODAY
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, EXCEPT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO
40 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT, EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT W OF 94W.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
TODAY
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WED
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, EXCEPT 6
TO 8 FT W OF 91W.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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