968
FZNT27 KNHC 190337
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1037 PM 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 ARCTIC COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH THE
TEXAS COAST TONIGHT, MOVE INTO THE NW GULF EARLY WED, AND SWEEP
ACROSS THE REST OF THE BASIN THROUGH THU NIGHT. A GALE WARNING
IS EFFECT FOR THE NW GULF FOR NEAR GALE NORTH WINDS WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE, AND ALSO FOR OFFSHORE OF TAMPICO
FOR GALE-FORCE NORTH WINDS DEVELOPING WEST OF THE FRONT WED AND
WED NIGHT AND OFF VERACRUZ FOR WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT.
THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, PEAKING TO
AROUND 18 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.
CONDITIONS IMPROVE SUN AND SUN NIGHT. OTHERWISE, DENSE FOG IS
BEING REPORTED OVER THE NW GULF WITH VISIBILITY LESS THAN 2 NM.
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA
..GALE WARNING
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, SHIFTING TO S TO SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITY LESS THAN 2 NM.
WED
N WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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