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FZNT25 KNHC 301504
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1104 AM EDT WED APR 30 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 RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS
THIS WEEK. ITS ASSOCIATED GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO
FRESH EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER THE BASIN FOR THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. EAST WINDS WILL PULSE TO STRONG SPEEDS NORTH OF THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA AND OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AT TONIGHT
THROUGH FRI NIGHT IN ASSOCIATION WITH A DIURNAL TROUGH. MODERATE
TO FRESH EAST WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH THU NIGHT. WINDS ELSEWHERE WILL BEGIN
TO DIMINISH FRI AND INTO THE WEEKEND. LOOKING AHEAD, A WEAK COLD
FRONT MAY REACH THE NE GULF SAT NIGHT.
THIS AFTERNOON
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N52W TO 21N68W
WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN THU. A SURFACE TROUGH IS JUST AHEAD OF THE
FRONT AND EXTENDS FROM 27N55W TO NEAR GUADELOUPE IN THE LESSER
ANTILLES. HIGH PRESSURE WEST OF THESE FEATURES WILL REMAIN ABOUT
STATIONARY THROUGH THU, THEN BEGIN TO SHIFT EASTWARD INTO THE
WEEKEND. THE FRONT AND TROUGH ARE FORECAST TO MERGE NEAR 55W ON
THU. A WEAK LOW MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH AXIS ON FRI. THIS
WILL INDUCE FRESH NORTHEAST WINDS NORTH OF 27N AND EAST OF 65W
FROM FRI MORNING INTO THE WEEKEND. LOOKING AHEAD, A WEAK COLD
FRONT MAY EMERGE OFF THE U.S. SOUTHEASTERN COAST LATE SAT NIGHT
INTO SUN.
THIS AFTERNOON
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND E 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 27N. 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 S OF 27N, AND E TO SE 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
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