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NAVTEX Marine Forecast (New Orleans, LA)



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FZNT27 KNHC 131932
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
332 PM EDT Mon May 13 2024

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

.SYNOPSIS...An inverted trough is over the western Gulf with
high pressure across the remainder of the basin. The trough may
linger through mid-week. Heavy rainfall and thunderstorms are
expected across the northern Gulf over the next few days. Mainly
moderate to fresh return flow will dominate the basin, pulsing
to strong near the Yucatan Peninsula and Yucatan Channel. Winds
may weaken somewhat during the upcoming 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

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Haze.
Scattered tstms. 
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of tstms. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft in SE swell. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Haze.
Scattered showers and chance of tstms. 
.TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Showers and scattered tstms. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Chance of tstms. 
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers
and slight chance of tstms. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.