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FZNT25 KNHC 290301
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1101 PM EDT FRI MAR 28 2025
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...
SOUTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
SYNOPSIS
A 1031 MB HIGH PRESSURE LOCATED JUST W OF BERMUDA
EXTENDS A RIDGE WESTWARD ACROSS FLORIDA INTO THE GULF WATERS.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS TIGHT ENOUGH TO SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG
E TO SE WINDS AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS ACROSS MOST OF THE
BASIN. UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE TEXAS COAST IS
TRIGGERING A SQUALL LINE ACROSS THE NW GULF THIS EVENING BETWEEN
91W AND 94W, AND WILL SHIFT E AND WEAKEN TONIGHT. THE SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT SLOWLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN
ATLANTIC THROUGH THE WEEKEND, ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH TO
MODERATE TO FRESH SPEEDS BY SAT AFTERNOON, WITH SEAS THEN
SUBSIDING BELOW 8 FT BY LATE SAT. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO
ENTER THE NW GULF ON MON, AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
TO NE MEXICO BY TUE MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING.
OVERNIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE TO S AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A 1031 MB HIGH PRESSURE IS LOCATED JUST W OF BERMUDA
WHILE A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N50W TO 25N60W WHERE IT BECOMES
A STATIONARY FRONT TO NEAR 21N70W. THE HIGH WILL DRIFT SLOWLY
EASTWARD THROUGH THE WEEKEND, AS THE FRONT MOVES SE AND GRADUALLY
WEAKENS, AND BECOMES E TO W ALIGNED ALONG ABOUT 22N-23N BY LATE
SAT. EXPECT FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS UP TO
12 FT N OF THE FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL START TO DECREASE SAT
NIGHT THROUGH SUN AS THE HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS EASTWARD OF BERMUDA
AND WEAKENS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. ANOTHER COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST BY EARLY TUE AND WEAKEN
QUICKLY ACROSS THE FAR NW ZONES BY EARLY WED.
OVERNIGHT
S OF 27N, E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
27N, E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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