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987
FZNT27 KNHC 281520
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1020 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

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

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from Fort Myers, Florida to
26N89W will exit the basin later today. High pressure will
develop over the NE Gulf waters in the wake of the front tonight
while a surface trough in the Bay of Campeche dissipates. A new
cold front is forecast to sink across the NE Gulf waters Sat
night and exit the SE basin Sun morning. Moderate to fresh NE
winds will follow this front. Moderate to fresh E to SE winds
will develop over the western half of the Gulf Sun evening,
expand across the remainder Gulf by Mon morning, and reach fresh
to strong speeds over the western half of the Gulf Tue morning
ahead of the next cold front forecast to come off the Texas
coast late Tue.

Northwest Gulf of America

.TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to
4 ft in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

North Central and Northeast Gulf of America

.TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT...W winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW to N 10 to
15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to
4 ft in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.