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FZNT25 KNHC 251556
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1156 AM EDT Mon Mar 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 across the eastern U.S. will shift
eastward today, allowing for fresh to strong SE to S winds to
expand across all but the SE Gulf. A new cold front will enter
the NW Gulf on this evening, reach from the mouth of the
Mississippi River to near Veracruz, Mexico Tue morning, then
drift E and stall from the Florida Big Bend to the central Bay
of Campeche Wed. Fresh to strong N winds are briefly expected
Tue behind the front over the W and SW Gulf. The front will then
begin to move SE early Thu and move SE of the basin Thu evening.


.THIS AFTERNOON...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from 31N65W to 25N67W then
southwestward to northern Haiti. The front will move eastward
and reach from 31N62W to W Hispaniola by this evening, then
weaken  considerably as it moves E-SE across the regional
Atlantic E of  60W and adjacent NE Caribbean waters through Tue
night. Associated low pressure NW of Bermuda will deepen today,
then begin to move  slowly S-SE and weaken, crossing into the
area Atlantic waters Tue and gradually becoming stationary near
25N61W on Thu, then dissipating.

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and E 10 to 15 kt N of
27N. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE
swell.
.WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW to W in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.


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