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FZNT25 KNHC 161527
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1127 AM EDT WED APR 16 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
MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS
WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF AMERICA THIS MORNING
AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTHWARD. ELSEWHERE, PULSING FRESH TO
STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON AND NIGHT
OFFSHORE OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND INTO THE EASTERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE AS A TROUGH DEVELOPS EACH DAY AND MIGRATES WESTWARD.
OTHERWISE, MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY
EARLY THU WEST OF 90W AS LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS IN THE PLAINS.
FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL EXPAND IN COVERAGE
BY FRI ACROSS MUCH OF THE BASIN, INCLUDING THROUGH THE STRAITS
OF FLORIDA AND YUCATAN CHANNEL, AND WINDS WILL PULSE THROUGH
EARLY SUN. LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS WILL ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS.
THIS AFTERNOON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS
OF FLORIDA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT, EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
SUN 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 EXTENDING FROM 31N77W TO INLAND FLORIDA
NEAR FORT PIERCE WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N65W TO THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY THU AND FROM NEAR 31N61W TO
THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY THU EVENING. THE FRONT WILL THEN BECOME
STATIONARY OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE AREA DURING THE UPCOMING
WEEKEND AS A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND IT, WITH
THE PARENT HIGH CENTER TO BE LOCATED NEAR 31N72W. A TIGHTENING
PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH PRESSURE AND THE FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRESH TO STRONG NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS BEHIND
THE FRONT SOUTH OF ABOUT 26N STARTING FRI. THESE WINDS WILL
EXPAND IN COVERAGE GOING INTO THE WEEKEND. SEAS EAST AND NORTHEAST
OF THE BAHAMAS WILL BECOME ROUGH BEGINNING FRI OTHERWISE,
MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN SOUTH OF 20N
THROUGH THIS WEEKEND.
THIS AFTERNOON
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND NW TO N
10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N, AND 5 TO 7 FT IN
NW TO N SWELL N OF 27N.
TONIGHT
S OF 27N, N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM
27N TO 29N, SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF
29N, S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
THU
S OF 27N, NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 27N
TO 29N, NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 29N, NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND NE TO E
10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF
27N.
FRI
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 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
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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