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NAVTEX Marine Forecast (New Orleans, LA)



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FZNT27 KNHC 151524
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1124 AM EDT Wed May 15 2024

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

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from Mexico Beach, Florida SW
to Tampico, Mexico. Showers and thunderstorms are expected
across the NE Gulf today in association with a pre-frontal
trough just N of Tampa Bay. The front will lift as a warm front
later today and linger across the northern Gulf over the next
few days. This will shift the focus of heavy rain and
thunderstorms to the northern Gulf on Thu and Fri. Elsewhere,
moderate to fresh return flow will dominate the basin, pulsing
to locally strong near the Yucatan Peninsula and the Bay of
Campeche. Winds will slightly weaken during the weekend as the
gradient relaxes. Meanwhile, haze due to agricultural fires in
Mexico continues across most of the western Gulf and Bay of
Campeche.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.THIS AFTERNOON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.