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FZNT27 KNHC 081557
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1057 AM EST Wed Jan 8 2025

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

.SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong N to NW winds will persist across
the western edge of the Gulf until Thu morning. Elsewhere in the
Gulf, high pressure will continue producing moderate to fresh N
to NE winds through Thu. A frontal low pressure is expected to
move off southern Texas into the northwestern Gulf late Thu
afternoon or early Thu evening, and then intensify through Fri.
This system is expected to bring strong to gale force winds and
very rough seas across the northern half of the Gulf.

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE
swell. Scattered tstms.
.FRI...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in SW swell.
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SE to S
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding
to 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell.
.SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N after
midnight. Seas 2 ft or less.