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NAVTEX Marine Forecast (New Orleans, LA)



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FZNT27 KNHC 181945
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
345 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 stalled out front extends from southeastern
Louisiana to the extreme NE coast of Mexico. Numerous showers
and thunderstorms are north of 28N east of the front reaching
the NE Gulf. This activity is being aided by a mid-level trough.
The stalled front will begin to shift eastward tonight as a weak
cold front before stalling again on Sun 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

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Haze. 
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. Haze. 
.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 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt 
late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Winds and seas higher in 
and near scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell. 
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 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.