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FZNT25 KNHC 220132
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
932 PM EDT Sun Apr 21 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...A cold front extends from just N of Tampa Bay,
Florida to just S of Tampico, Mexico with thunderstorms possible
along and ahead of it. Gale-force winds offshore southern
Tamaulipas and northern Veracruz will diminish late tonight,
with fresh to strong winds and building seas elsewhere behind
the front. The front will push SE of the basin by Mon evening
with conditions gradually improving. High pressure will dominate
in the wake of the front through mid-week. Winds will increase by
the end of the week as the pressure gradient tightens, which
will also build seas. Fresh to strong winds will pulse near the
Yucatan Peninsula in the evenings.

.OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Broad ridge over the western Atlantic will continue
ahead of a cold front moving offshore NE Florida this evening,
reaching from 31N73W to near Stuart, Florida Mon evening, from
just E of Bermuda to the SE Bahamas Tue evening, then stalling and
dissipating to a trough from near 31N59W to the Turks and Caicos
Islands by Wed evening. Fresh to strong winds and building seas
will follow the front, mainly N of 27N, increasing to gale speeds
N of 30N late Mon afternoon and spreading eastward. Winds will
diminish below gale late Mon night. Seas will build to 15 ft with
the strongest winds. The trough is forecast to linger through the
remainder of the week with mainly tranquil conditions for the end
of the week.

.OVERNIGHT...S of 27N, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt late. N of 27N,
SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 to 5 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers.
.MON...S of 27N, S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW to W 10 to 15 kt
in the afternoon. N of 27N, W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft
or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and N 20 to 25 kt N of
27N. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft late. N
of 27N, seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 6 to
8 ft N of 27N.
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N,
and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 4 to
6 ft N of 27N.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 27N, seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.