051  
FZNT27 KNHC 171421  
OFFN06  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1021 AM EDT THU APR 17 2025  
 
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE  
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED  
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...  
   
SYNOPSIS  
FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG SE WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEST  
OF 90W TODAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM STRENGTHENS IN THE CENTRAL  
UNITED STATES. BY FRI, PULSING FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG SE WINDS  
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE BASIN, INCLUDING THROUGH THE  
FLORIDA STRAITS, AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT STRENGTHENS BETWEEN THE  
AFOREMENTIONED LOW AND BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN  
ATLANTIC. SEAS WILL SLOWLY BUILD THROUGH THIS WEEKEND, WITH ROUGH  
SEAS POSSIBLE NEAR THE STRONG WINDS BY EARLY SAT. LOOKING AHEAD,  
WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH NEXT WEEK.  
 
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI  
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT  
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN  
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL.    
MON  
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE  
SWELL.    
MON NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
 
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR  
LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 TO  
4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRI NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO  
7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
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