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FZNT25 KNHC 040210
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1010 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...
SOUTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
SYNOPSIS
A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR BILOXI,
MISSISSIPPI TO ACROSS THE NW ZONES TO NEAR TAMPICO, MEXICO HAS A
PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH NORTH OF 25N WITHIN 90 NM AHEAD OF IT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR
THESE FEATURES. GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS PREVAIL ACROSS THE
BASIN, LOCALLY FRESH TO STRONG NEAR THE NORTHERN YUCATAN
PENINSULA. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA TO NEAR
VERACRUZ SUN EVENING, THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM NEAR SARASOTA,
FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL GULF AT 27N90W MON MORNING. GENTLE TO
MODERATE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE BASIN THROUGH EARLY MON, FRESH
TO STRONG AT NIGHT NEAR THE NORTHERN YUCATAN, INCREASING TO
MODERATE TO FRESH OVER THE WESTERN ZONES BY MON EVENING AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE SE UNITED STATES, THEN FRESH TO STRONG
THERE MON NIGHT THROUGH MID-WEEK. WINDS WILL PULSE AT MODERATE
TO FRESH IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH MID-WEEK, AND BE
GENTLE TO MODERATE IN THE NE GULF THROUGHOUT THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS. 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 NEAR THE SW GULF
COAST.
OVERNIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
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.
THU
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
THE GRADIENT BETWEEN A TROUGH THAT EXTENDS NORTH OF
27N NEAR 55W AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC IS
ALLOWING FOR FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND
MODERATE SEAS NORTH OF 27N AND EAST OF 60W. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
GRADUALLY SHIFT WESTWARD GOING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE TROUGH
DRIFTS WESTWARD. LOOKING AHEAD, A WEAK COLD FRONT MAY APPROACH
THEN STALL NEAR THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. COAST SUN THROUGH MON, AND
LIFT BACK NORTH AS WARM FRONT AROUND THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
EXPECT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
WESTERN WATERS THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK.
OVERNIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS
S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF
27N, AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND S 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
SHOWERS LIKELY.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N,
AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
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