107  
FZNT25 KNHC 250809  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
409 AM EDT THU APR 25 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 OF 1021 MB CENTERED OVER THE NE GULF  
NEAR 29N87W IS ALLOWING FOR LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS OVER THAT PART  
OF THE GULF TODAY, AND FOR MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHEAST WINDS  
OVER MOST OF THE WESTERN PART OF THE GULF. HE PRESSURE GRADIENT  
WILL TIGHTEN OVER THE GULF BEGINNING TONIGHT RESULTING IN  
INCREASING EAST TO SOUTHEAST FRESH TO STRONG WINDS OVER JUST  
ABOUT THE ENTIRE BASIN THROUGH SUN NIGHT. SEAS WILL BUILD TO  
10 FT IN THE NW GULF ON SUN. MEANWHILE, WINDS WILL PULSE TO  
FRESH TO STRONG SPEEDS NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EACH EVENING  
THROUGH THE PERIOD.  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.   
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS.   
SAT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.   
SUN
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.    
MON
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.   
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N60W TO 24N66W AND  
TO NEAR EASTERN CUBA. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN TO A TROUGH TODAY. A  
COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MERGE WITH THE TROUGH AND PROGRESS  
EASTWARD, REACHING FROM NEAR 31N57W TO EASTERN CUBA EARLY SAT  
MORNING, FROM NEAR 25N55W TO HISPANIOLA EARLY SUN, THEN STALL AND  
WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH OVER THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN PART LATE SUN  
THROUGH MON NIGHT. NORTH SWELL BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BUILD SEAS  
OVER MOST OF THE AREA NORTHEAST OF THE BAHAMAS BY SUN. STRENGTHENING  
HIGH PRESSURE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL RESULT IN FRESH TO  
STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT FROM LATE FRI  
THROUGH SUN. BY LATE SUN, THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT MAINLY  
FRESH SPEEDS SOUTH OF 29N AND WEST OF 60W. AT THAT TIME, FRESH TO  
STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE FAR  
NORTHEAST FORECAST WATERS ALONG WITH BUILDING SEA.  
   
TODAY
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND E 5 TO 10 KT N OF  
27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 29N IN NE TO E SWELL, AND 3 TO 5 FT IN  
NE TO E SWELL N OF 29N.   
TONIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND E 10 TO 15 KT  
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON
 
S OF 27N, E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N,  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.   
MON NIGHT
 
S OF 27N, NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT  
IN NE TO E SWELL. N OF 27N, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT  
IN NE TO E SWELL.  
 
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