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FZNT25 KNHC 011504
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1104 AM EDT THU MAY 1 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
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE THE MAIN FEATURE CONTROLLING
THE WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH LATE FRI. ITS
ASSOCIATED PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER THE BASIN THROUGH SAT MORNING. EAST
WINDS WILL PULSE TO STRONG SPEEDS NORTH OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
AND OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NIGHTLY THROUGH FRI IN ASSOCIATION
WITH A DIURNAL TROUGH. MODERATE TO FRESH E WINDS AND MODERATE
SEAS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH FRI
NIGHT. ELSEWHERE, WINDS WILL DIMINISH FRI INTO SAT FOR MOST OF
THE ZONES. LOOKING AHEAD, A WEAK COLD FRONT MAY REACH THE NE
GULF SAT NIGHT BEFORE SHIFTING EAST OF THE BASIN SUN. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF LEADING TO
MOSTLY FRESH EASTERLY WINDS OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST ZONES
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
THIS AFTERNOON
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE TO E AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
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 31N49W TO 25N60W
WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN LATER TODAY. A SURFACE TROUGH REMAINS AHEAD
OF THE FRONT AND RUNS FROM 28N53W TO A 1013 MB LOW PRESSURE
LOCATED NEAR 24N54W TO THE NE CARIBBEAN NEAR 16N65W. SCATTERED
TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE OVER THE NE WATERS,
MAINLY FROM 25N TO 29N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W. HIGH PRESSURE WEST
OF THESE FEATURES WILL REMAIN ABOUT STATIONARY THROUGH FRI, THEN
BEGIN TO SHIFT EASTWARD INTO THE WEEKEND. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
BETWEEN THE LOW AND HIGH PRESSURE TO ITS NW WILL INDUCE FRESH
NORTHEAST WINDS NORTH OF 25N AND EAST OF 65W FROM FRI MORNING
INTO THE WEEKEND. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY LIFT NORTH-
NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH FRI NIGHT, THEN WEAKEN INTO A BROAD TROUGH
ON SAT. LOOKING AHEAD, A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL EMERGE OFF THE
NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST LATE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN.
THIS AFTERNOON
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 4 FT.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND SE 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
MON
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
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