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FZNT27 KNHC 290755
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
355 AM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed
Coastal Waters Forecasts...

.SYNOPSIS...The pressure gradient between a ridge along 28N and
a broad area of low pressure over the NW Caribbean Sea near the
eastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula accompanied by a tropical
wave will support fresh to strong E to SE winds and building
seas spreading from the Yucatan Channel west-northwest through
the weekend. The system is then forecast to move west-
northwestward, emerging over the Bay of Campeche tonight or
early Sun, where conditions appear generally conducive for
further development, with the potential for tropical cyclone
formation. Gentle winds should prevail in the NE Gulf through
the weekend. Conditions are forecast to improve across the basin
Mon through Wed.

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Slight chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Slight chance of showers.
.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S to SW after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...N winds less than 5 kt, shifting to E to SE in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building
to 3 ft in the afternoon. Chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
Slight chance of tstms.
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Chance of tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Tstms likely.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.