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FZNT25 KNHC 030302
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1102 PM EDT THU OCT 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
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE LOCATED OVER THE NE UNITED
STATES SUPPORTS FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN
GULF WATERS, MAINLY N OF 28N AND E OF 90W. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
BETWEEN THIS SYSTEM AND LOW PRESSURE FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE
FLORIDA PENINSULA INTO THE GULF OF AMERICA DURING THE NEXT DAY
OR TWO WILL LEAD TO FRESH TO STRONG E WINDS AND MODERATE TO
ROUGH SEAS IN THE NE GULF TONIGHT, EXPANDING INTO THE NORTH-
CENTRAL AND NW GULF FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS.
WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH SUN WHEN THE LOW PRESSURE LIFTS N
AND OUT OF THE GULF REGION.
OVERNIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON
E TO SE 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
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 23.5N66W TO A 1013 MB
LOW PRES NEAR 24.5N75W. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING A RIDGE
OVER THE NORTHWESTERN ATLANTIC IS FORCING GALE-FORCE EASTERLY
WINDS NORTH OF THE STATIONARY FRONT AND LOW PRESSURE BETWEEN 74W
AND 77W TONIGHT. THIS PRESSURE PATTERN WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO
STRONG WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA N OF THE FRONT LIKELY THROUGH
SUN, AS THE HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS SLOWLY EASTWARD. LARGE NORTHERLY
SWELL GENERATED BY IMELDA WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE ENTIRE
FORECAST AREA THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. MEANWHILE, THE LOW PRESSURE
ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT WESTWARD ACROSS
THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS THEN NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN
FLORIDA DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO, AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE
ACCOMPANIED STRONG WINDS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
..GALE WARNING
OVERNIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT FROM 25N TO 27.5N.
ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND E 20 TO 25 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S OF 27N, E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO SE TO S
10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N, E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND E TO SE 20 TO
25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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