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FZNT25 KNHC 251525
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1125 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed
Coastal Waters Forecasts...

Southeast Gulf of Mexico

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure over the region will begin to shift
east-southeastward starting Sun. Moderate to fresh southeast
winds over the western Gulf, and gentle to moderate southeast to
south winds elsewhere are expected to continue through the rest
of the weekend, except for winds becoming light and variable
over most of the eastern Gulf through early next week. A cold
front will move across the NE Gulf Tue through Wed, followed by
gentle to moderate west to northwest winds. Fresh to strong
winds will pulse near the northern and western Yucatan Peninsula
during the late afternoons and at night through the period. Hazy
conditions due to agricultural fires in Mexico continue across
most of the western Gulf and Bay of Campeche.

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N,
variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of
24N. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A weak 1012 mb low is near 28N66W, with a trough  to
31N63W. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are north of  28N
between 60W and 65W. The low will continue to move generally
east-northeastward through Sun evening as it weakens further and
becomes absorbed by a frontal boundary. Otherwise, relatively weak
high pressure will remain over the region for the next few days.
The associated gradient will support moderate winds and seas are
possible north of the Bahamas and off northeast Florida by Mon
night as the high pressure shifts eastward ahead of a cold front
that is expected to move off the southeastern U.S. coast Mon
night, move across the waters east of northern Florida early on
Tue, reach from near 31N79W to east-central Florida early on Wed
and from near 31N78W to 29N79W and stationary to east-central
Florida Wed night.

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE to S winds less than 5 kt S of 27N, and SW
5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S late.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.