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FZNT27 KNHC 191137 AAA
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST...UPDATED
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
637 AM EST WED FEB 19 2025
UPDATED NW GULF SECTION
...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 EXTENDING FROM SW
LOUISIANA NEAR 29N92W TO SOUTHERN TEXAS NEAR 26N97W WILL 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 THIS
MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT AND OFF VERACRUZ TONIGHT THROUGH THU
NIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS,
PEAKING TO AROUND 18 FT TONIGHT 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 OFFSHORE WATERS AHEAD OF THE
FRONT WITH VISIBILITY LESS THAN 2 NM, EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA
..GALE WARNING W OF 94W
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, EXCEPT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
TO 40 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT.
TONIGHT
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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SE WINDS 20 TO 35 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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