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FZNT25 KNHC 260258
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1058 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.
OVERNIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
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.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT THAT IS PRESENTLY NORTHWEST OF THE AREA
WILL MERGE WITH A FRONTAL TROUGH THAT EXTENDS FROM 31N61W TO
EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC LATE ON FRI. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH
FROM NEAR 31N58W TO 26N65W 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. RATHER
TRANQUIL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TUE AND TUE NIGHT AS HIGH
PRESSURE BECOMES CENTERED OVER THE NW PART OF THE OFFSHORE
WATERS, WITH THE INDUCED GRADIENT SUPPORTING FRESH TO LOCALLY
STRONG NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS.
OVERNIGHT
S OF 27N, NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
N OF 27N, E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S OF 27N, NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
27N, E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
S OF 27N, NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF
27N, E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S OF 27N, NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
TO E SWELL. N OF 27N, E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
TO E SWELL.
SUN
S OF 27N, E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL. N OF 27N, E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, EXCEPT N OF 29N E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
S OF 27N, E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
TO E SWELL. N OF 27N, E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, EXCEPT N OF 29N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
MON
S OF 27N, E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL. N OF 27N, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
MON NIGHT
S OF 27N, E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL. N OF 27N, E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE
TO E SWELL.
TUE
S OF 27N, E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL. N OF 27N, E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, EXCEPT N OF 29N SE TO
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, EXCEPT N OF 29N 3 TO 5 FT IN NE
SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
S OF 27N, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S OF 24N E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. N OF 27N, E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, EXCEPT N OF 29N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT, EXCEPT N OF 29N 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
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