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FZNT27 KNHC 032034
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
434 PM 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...
SYNOPSIS
A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM EASTERN
LOUISIANA SOUTHWESTWARD TO 28N94W AND TO INLAND NE MEXICO WILL
REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO THE CENTRAL GULF SUN,
THEN STALL FROM NORTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE EAST-CENTRAL GULF
SUN NIGHT AND WEAKEN INTO MON. A PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH STRETCHES
FROM SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA TO 28N93W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRESENT EAST OF BOTH OF THESE FEATURES NORTH
OF 22N.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 THE
PERIOD IN ASSOCIATION WITH A DIURNAL TROUGH, WHILE MAINLY
MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AND MODERATE
SEAS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH WED.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF EARLY
NEXT WEEK 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 LATE WED NIGHT OR EARLY
THU. SMOKE FROM AGRICULTURAL FIRES IN SOUTHEASTERN MEXICO IS
CREATING HAZY CONDITIONS IN SOME SECTIONS OF THE WESTERN GULF,
WITH THE LOWEST REPORTED VISIBILITY IN THE SW GULF COAST.
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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