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NAVTEX Marine Forecast (New Orleans, LA)



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FZNT27 KNHC 190229
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1029 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

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

.SYNOPSIS...A weak front extends from the Florida Panhandle near
Panama City Beach southwestward to near 22.5N95.5W. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms are north of 27N and east of 90W, and
is being supported by a mid-level trough. The front will shift
eastward tonight before stalling again on Sun from Tampa Bay to
the central Gulf, and weaken gradually through Mon. Elsewhere,
moderate to fresh return flow will dominate the basin through
early Sun, pulsing to locally strong near the Yucatan Peninsula
and the Bay of Campeche. Winds will slightly weaken Sun into
early next week as the pressure gradient relaxes. Meanwhile,
areas of haze and smoke due to agricultural fires in Mexico
continue across most of the western Gulf and Bay of Campeche.
Moderate to locally fresh SE return flow will develop again
across the W Gulf Tue through Thu night. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to
6 ft in SE swell. 
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.OVERNIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding
to 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft after midnight.