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FZNT27 KNHC 231424
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1024 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

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

.SYNOPSIS...A dissipating stationary front extending from the
Straits of Florida through 24N84W will wash out later today.
High pressure will build in the wake of the front, supporting
mainly gentle to moderate E winds in the NE half of the Gulf,
and moderate to fresh SE winds in the SW half of the Gulf
through Thu. The pressure gradient will further tighten over the
Gulf by the end of the week, increasing E to SE winds to fresh
to strong across the whole basin.

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.THIS AFTERNOON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to
5 ft in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.