503  
FZNT25 KNHC 171442  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1042 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...  
 
SOUTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA  
WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE WESTERN  
ATLANTIC IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG E  
TO SE WINDS AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS ACROSS THE STRAITS OF  
FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GULF FRI INTO SUN. LOOKING AHEAD, THE HIGH  
PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN ALLOWING THE WINDS AND SEAS TO DIMINISH  
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF.  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.   
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO  
3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SUN
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM EAST OF BERMUDA THROUGH  
THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND INTO FLORIDA STRAITS WILL SLOWLY DRIFT  
SOUTHWARD THROUGH FRI, AND HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD IN  
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. A STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN  
THESE FEATURES WILL SUPPORT WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO FRESH NE WINDS  
AND BUILDING SEAS ACROSS THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS FRI INTO SUN.  
LOOKING AHEAD, THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN ALLOWING THE WINDS  
AND SEAS TO DIMINISH THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK OFF THE EAST COAST OF  
FLORIDA AND THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS.  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
S OF 27N, NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. N OF 27N, NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING  
TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
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