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FZNT27 KNHC 191832 AAA
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST...UPDATED
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
132 PM EST WED FEB 19 2025
UPDATED NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF SECTIONS
...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 EXTENDS FROM A 1008 MB
LOW NEAR 28N89W SOUTHWESTWARD TO 26N94W AND TO INLAND MEXICO
NEAR 23N98W. THE FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REST OF THE BASIN
THROUGH THU NIGHT. A GALE WARNING IS IN 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 INTO THIS EVENING, AND
OFF VERACRUZ TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, PEAKING TO AROUND 17 FT TONIGHT OFF
TAMPICO AND TO AROUND 19 FT OFF VERACRUZ TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS
WILL DIMINISH DURING THE WEEKEND. A TROUGH WILL LIKELY DEVELOP
FROM THE FRONTAL REMNANTS OVER THE WEST-CENTRAL AND SW 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. LOW PRESSURE MAY FORM OFF THE TROUGH ON SAT NEAR
SOUTHERN TEXAS AND TRACK NE NEAR THE REST OF THE TEXAS COAST
THROUGH SUN NIGHT. CONDITIONS IMPROVE SUN AND SUN NIGHT AS THE
LOW WEAKENS.
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA
..GALE WARNING W OF 94W
TODAY
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, EXCEPT W OF 94W WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT TILL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT, EXCEPT W OF 94W BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
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 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND
SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
AND E OF FRONT AND WITH THE LOW PRESSURE. ACTIVITY MOVING E TO
SE.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN 87W AND 90W, AND N WINDS
15 TO 20 KT E OF 87W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL BETWEEN
87W AND 90W, AND 6 TO 8 FT E OF 87W. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS E OF 87W.
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.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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