444  
FZNT25 KNHC 240145  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
945 PM EDT TUE APR 23 2024  
 
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE  
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED  
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...  
 
SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE N GULF IS SUPPORTING MAINLY  
GENTLE TO MODERATE E WINDS IN THE NE HALF OF THE GULF, AND  
MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS IN THE SW HALF OF THE GULF THROUGH  
THU. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN OVER THE GULF STARTING  
ON FRI, INCREASING E TO SE WINDS TO FRESH TO STRONG ACROSS THE  
WHOLE BASIN THROUGH SUN. MEANWHILE, WINDS WILL PULSE TO FRESH TO  
STRONG W OF THE YUCATAN EACH EVENING.  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
THU
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT  
IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THU NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N62W TO 24N72W, THEN  
CONTINUES AS A DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT TO NEAR THE N-CENTRAL  
COAST OF CUBA. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N59W TO THE TURKS AND  
CAICOS ISLANDS WED EVENING WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE TO A  
REMNANT TROUGH. ASSOCIATED NORTHERLY SWELL OF 8 FT OR GREATER WILL  
SUBSIDE BY WED EVENING. TRANQUIL CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST THU AND  
THU NIGHT. LOOKING AHEAD, A NEW COLD FRONT WILL MERGE WITH THE  
TROUGH AND PROGRESS EASTWARD, REACHING 31N57W TO E CUBA ON SAT  
MORNING, AND THEN 25N55W TO HISPANIOLA ON SUN MORNING. SWELL WILL  
PUSH S OF 31N WITH THE FRONT, RESULTING IN BUILDING SEAS. A  
STRENGTHENING BERMUDA HIGH SHOULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD FRESH TO  
STRONG N TO E WINDS W OF THE FRONT BEGINNING FRI EVENING THROUGH  
SUN NIGHT.  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
S OF 27N, NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. N OF 27N,  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT  
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND E TO SE 5 TO  
10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF  
27N.    
THU
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT  
N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.    
THU NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N, AND 5 TO  
7 FT N OF 27N.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N, AND 5 TO  
7 FT N OF 27N.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N, AND  
5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.  
 
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