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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1128 AM EDT SAT MAY 3 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 OVER THE NE GULF WILL SIFT EAST OF THE BASIN
BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT IS
CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE FRONT ARE FURTHER AIDED BY A PRE-
FRONTAL TROUGH THAT EXTENDS FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
TO 28N90W AND TO 27N95W, AND BY ANOTHER TROUGH THAT EXTENDS FROM
OFFSHORE SOUTH TEXAS TO NE MEXICO. OTHERWISE, MODERATE TO FRESH
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE SOUTH OF 26N, AND GENTLE TO MODERATE
WINDS ELSEWHERE. 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, WHILE MAINLY MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH E TO SE WINDS AND
MODERATE SEAS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH
WED. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF TODAY
AND TONIGHT AND TO 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, EXCEPT GENTLE TO MODERATE IN THE NE GULF, INCREASING
TO FRESH TO STRONG OVER THE WESTERN GULF BY EARLY TUE AS THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS. ANOTHER WEAK FRONT MAY REACH THE NW
GULF BY EARLY THU.
THIS AFTERNOON
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S OF 24N, NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. N OF 24N, VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT LATE. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
THE GRADIENT BETWEEN A STATIONARY FRONT THAT EXTENDS
FROM 31N53W TO 27N57W AND HIGH PRESSURE WEST OF BERMUDA SUPPORTS
FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NE WINDS AND LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS WEST OF
THE FRONT TO NEAR 59W. THESE CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT
WESTWARD GOING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE FRONT WEAKENS TO A
TROUGH THAT DRIFTS WESTWARD. LOOKING AHEAD, A WEAK COLD FRONT MAY
APPROACH THEN STALL NEAR THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. COAST SUN THROUGH
MON, THEN LIFT BACK NORTH AS WARM FRONT AROUND MID-WEEK.
THIS AFTERNOON
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
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 4 FT S OF 27N ,AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MON
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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