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FZNT25 KNHC 021908
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
308 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 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
THROUGH SAT MORNING SUPPORTING MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER MOST OF THE BASIN, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS IN THE NE GULF. EAST WINDS WILL PULSE
TO FRESH TO STRONG SPEEDS NORTH OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND
OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AT NIGHT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK IN
ASSOCIATION WITH A DIURNAL TROUGH. MAINLY MODERATE E TO SE WINDS
AND MODERATE SEAS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
THROUGH TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NORTHERN GULF
WATERS EARLY SAT, AND REMAIN THERE ON SUN BEFORE SHIFTING EAST
OF THE BASIN ON MON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD SOUTHWARD
ACROSS THE GULF LEADING TO MOSTLY MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY
WINDS OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST ZONES EARLY NEXT WEEK,
INCREASING TO FRESH TO STRONG OVER THE WESTERN GULF BY EARLY TUE
AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO 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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO
3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A STATIONARY FRONT AND A SURFACE TROUGH, WITH A WEAK
LOW ALONG IT, WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC BETWEEN 50W
AND 60W THROUGH SAT. FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS AND MODERATE
TO ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NW PART OF IT TONIGHT AND SAT
DUE TO THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE TROUGH/LOW AND HIGH
PRESSURE TO THE N. THE LOW SHOULD DISSIPATE BY SUN, AND THE TROUGH
IS FORECAST TO DRIFT WESTWARD OVER THE FORECAST WATERS THROUGH AT
LEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK. AN AREA OF FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS
AND ROUGH SEAS WILL PERSIST NEAR THE NORTHERN END OF THE TROUGH
AXIS AFFECTING MAINLY THE NE WATERS. LOOKING AHEAD, A WEAK COLD
FRONT MAY APPROACH THEN STALL NEAR THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. COAST SUN
AND MON.
TONIGHT
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
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SE TO S
15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WED
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
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