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FZNT25 KNHC 210223
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1023 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 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...W of 90W, frest to strong E winds and moderate to
ropugh seas will prevail through Sat. A broad area of low
pressure is forecast to form over southeastern Mexico and
northern Central America on Friday. Environmental conditions
appear conducive for gradual development after this system moves
over the Bay of Campeche on Saturday, and a tropical depression
could form over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico this weekend
while it moves slowly west-northwestward or northwestward. E of
90W, moderate to fresh SE winds and moderate seas will prevail
through Sat, diminishing to light to gentle winds and slight
seas through the forecast period.

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TUE...S winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...An area of low pressure located about 170 mi north-
northeast of the northern Bahamas has become a little better
organized during the past 24 hours. Environmental conditions
remain marginally conducive for additional development and this
system could become a tropical depression while it moves west-
northwestward at 10 to 15 kt. The system is expected to approach
the northeastern coast of Florida or the Georgia coast early on
Friday, and interests there should monitor the progress of it.
Regardless of development, fresh to strong NE to E winds and rough
seas will prevail across the waters N of 28N through early Fri.
Afterward, high pressure will build in the wake of the low,
supporting gentle to moderate winds through Mon night. Otherwise,
moderate to fresh E winds are forecast for Hispaniola adjacent
waters, the approaches to the Windward Passage and the Great
Bahama Bank through Sat night.

.OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less.
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.