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FZNT25 KNHC 192030
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
430 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 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 extending across the basin from the
western Atlantic will prevail through Sat, with gentle to
moderate winds in the NE half of the basin, and moderate to
fresh in the SW half of the basin. Winds will pulse fresh to
strong in the evenings NW of the Yucatan Peninsula through at
least Sat evening. A cold front is forecast to move into the NW
Gulf late Sat night into early Sun, stalling and dissipating
near 24N early next week. Fresh to locally strong winds and
building seas may follow the front through Sun night. High
pressure will again dominate the basin by Tue and continue
into Wed night.

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt
N of 24N. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A trough extends southwestward from the central
Atlantic to near 19N60W. Otherwise, high pressure dominates the
basin. The low and trough will shift east-northeastward into the
weekend. Elsewhere, high pressure will remain through Sun, with
mostly gentle to moderate winds across the area. A cold front
will move offshore northeastern Florida Sun night into Mon,
reaching from near 31N71W to the NW Bahamas by early Tue, from
near 31N70W to near 26N75W by late Tue night, then slowly continue
eastward over the remainder of the north-central waters through
Wed night while weakening. Scattered showers and thunderstorms
are expected with the cold front. Mainly fresh winds southerly
winds are expected ahead of the front, with locally strong winds
near 31N along with building seas. Moderate to fresh northwest to
north winds are expected behind the front, increasing to fresh
to strong Mon night. Winds may freshen over the southeastern
waters next week as the pressure gradient tightens there leading
to building seas. Mainly slight to moderate seas will prevail
elsewhere.

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW
winds 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW winds 10 to 15
kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW
winds 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S of 27N, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. N of
27N, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt N of 27N, except E of 79W 15 to 20
kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N of 27N, SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6
ft. S of 27N, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...N of 27N, S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. S of
27N, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N of 27N, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft
in NE to E swell. S of 27N, S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE
swell.
.TUE...N of 27N, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE
swell. S of 27N, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N of 27N, E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to
NE swell. S of 27N, NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E
swell.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.