841
FZNT25 KNHC 151437
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1037 AM EDT TUE APR 15 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
HIGH PRESSURE IS CURRENTLY PRESENT OVER THE REGION.
A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT
THROUGH WED, FOLLOWED BY MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHEAST WINDS AND
MOSTLY SLIGHT SEAS. HIGH PRESSURE IN ITS WAKE WILL BUILD
SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH THU. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL
THEN SHIFT EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS PRESSURES
LOWER OVER TEXAS. THE RESULTANT GRADIENT WILL LEAD TO FRESH TO
STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ACROSS MOST OF THE
BASIN FROM LATE FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT.
THIS AFTERNOON
HIGH PRESSURE IS CURRENTLY PRESENT OVER THE
REGION. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT
THROUGH WED, FOLLOWED BY MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHEAST WINDS AND
MOSTLY SLIGHT SEAS. HIGH PRESSURE IN ITS WAKE WILL BUILD SOUTHWARD
ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH THU. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN SHIFT
EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS PRESSURES LOWER OVER
TEXAS. THE RESULTANT GRADIENT WILL LEAD TO FRESH TO STRONG
SOUTHEAST WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ACROSS MOST OF THE BASIN FROM
LATE FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT.
TODAY
S OF 24N, NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. N OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N, AND E 10 TO
15 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 31N49W TO 26N65W,
WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY TO THE EASTERN PART OF HISPANIOLA,
FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE. THE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH
PRESSURE AND THE COLD FRONT IS ALLOWING FOR FRESH TO STRONG
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS TO EXIST WEST OF THE COLD FRONT NORTH
OF ABOUT 29N. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS ITS CONTINUES EASTWARD
THROUGH WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFFSHORE THE
SOUTHEASTERN U.S. LATE THIS AFTERNOON, REACH FROM NEAR 31N75W TO
SOUTH FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT, FROM NEAR 31N72W TO WEST-CENTRAL CUBA
BY EARLY WED AFTERNOON, FROM NEAR 31N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA EARLY
THU, FROM NEAR 31N62W TO 26N67W AND STATIONARY TO HISPANIOLA LATE
THU. THE COLD FRONT PORTION WILL SHIFT EAST OF 55W LATE FRI,
FOLLOWED BY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE. THE RESULTANT GRADIENT IS
EXPECTED TO LEAD TO FRESH TO STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS SOUTH OF ABOUT
26N, INCLUDING NEAR AND IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND STRAITS OF
FLORIDA BEGINNING LATE FRI. SEAS WITH THESE WINDS WILL BUILD EAST
OF THE BAHAMAS.
THIS AFTERNOON
S OF 27N, NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. N OF 27N, SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N, AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page