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FZNT25 KNHC 251516
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1116 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 1022 MB CENTERED OVER THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND IS ALLOWING FOR LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS OVER THE EASTERN
PART OF THE GULF TODAY, AND FOR GENTLE TO MODERATE EAST TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER MOST OF THE WESTERN PART OF THE GULF. THE
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.
THIS AFTERNOON
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING
TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E 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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 BY THIS
EVENING. 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 SEAS.
THIS AFTERNOON
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND E TO SE 5 TO
10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND E 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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