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FZNT25 KNHC 280333
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1133 PM EDT Mon May 27 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...Weak surface ridging will continue to dominate
across the Gulf through Sat. As a result, winds will be SE
gentle to moderate west of 87W through Thu, but become moderate
to fresh Thu evening through Sat night. A weak cold front will
move across the far NE Gulf late tonight, followed by gentle W
to NW winds. Otherwise, fresh to strong NE to E winds will pulse
near the N and W portions of the Yucatan peninsula during the
late afternoons and at night for the next several days. Haze
west of 87W due to agricultural fires over Central America and
Mexico will continue for at least the next couple of days.
Visibilities will be 3 NM or less in the SW Gulf of Mexico.

.OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft
in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A 1021 mb Bermuda High is contributing toward
moderate or lighter winds across the basin today. A weak cold
front should emerge from the SE United States coast tonight, but
then become stationary north of the Bahamas and dissipate by
tomorrow night. The front will be accompanied by scattered showers
and thunderstorms. Winds and seas - away from the thunderstorms -
should remain quiescent for the next few days across the forecast
waters. Looking ahead, a late-season cold front is anticipated to
impact the waters north of the Greater Antilles Fri night into at
least Sat night.

.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S 15 to 20 kt N
of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 10 to 15 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and S 10 to 15 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.WED...S of 27N, SE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to NE to E in
the afternoon. N of 27N, SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or
less.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.