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FZNT25 KNHC 252018
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
418 PM 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
A RIDGE ACROSS THE GULF REGION IS ALLOWING FOR
GENTLE TO MODERATE E TO SE WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF, AND
MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS OVER THE WESTERN 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 FORECAST PERIOD.
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 20 TO 25 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 9 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.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE FORECAST WATERS WILL
MERGE WITH A FRONTAL TROUGH THAT EXTENDS FROM 31N60W TO EASTERN
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC LATE ON FRI. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM
31N58W TO EASTERN CUBA BY SAT MORNING, AND FROM NEAR 25N55W TO
HISPANIOLA BY SUN MORNING, 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 TO 8 TO 11 FT 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.
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. 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 5 TO 7 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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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