944
FZNT25 KNHC 301912
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
312 PM 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 PRESSURE 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. ELSEWHERE, WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO DIMINISH FRI AND INTO THE WEEKEND. LOOKING AHEAD, A
WEAK COLD FRONT MAY REACH THE NE GULF SAT NIGHT.
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 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE TO E AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR
LESS.
SUN
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING, SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO
3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N50W TO 21N68W
WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN THU. A SURFACE TROUGH IS JUST AHEAD OF THE
FRONT AND EXTENDS FROM 27N53W TO THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS.
HIGH PRESSURE WEST OF THESE FEATURES WILL REMAIN ABOUT STATIONARY
THROUGH FRI, THEN BEGIN TO SHIFT EASTWARD INTO THE WEEKEND. THE
REMNANTS OF THE FRONT AND THE TROUGH ARE FORECAST TO MERGE NEAR
55W ON THU. A WEAK LOW MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH AXIS IN THE
VICINITY OF 24N55W BY FRI. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOW
AND HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NW WILL INDUCE FRESH NORTHEAST WINDS
NORTH OF 25N 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.
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 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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