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FZNT25 KNHC 152023
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
423 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2025
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COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...
SOUTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE IS CURRENTLY 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. CONDITIONS DIMINISH SUN
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
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 TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E
SWELL.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 31N47W TO 26N55W,
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 OR EARLY THIS EVENING, 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. CONDITIONS MAY IMPROVE SLIGHTLY ON SUN
AND SUN NIGHT.
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.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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