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FZNT25 KNHC 200753
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
353 AM EDT Sat Apr 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...High pressure extending across the basin from the
western Atlantic will prevail through today, 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 this evening. A cold front is forecast to move into the NW
Gulf late tonight into early Sun, stalling and dissipating near
23N 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.

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE late.
Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.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.

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A surface trough from 22N55W to just E of the Lesser
Antilles will dissipate today. Otherwise, high pressure from near
Bermuda to E central Florida will prevail through Sun supporting
mainly gentle to moderate winds. A cold front is forecast to move
into the NW waters Sun night, reaching from 31N72W to near
Jupiter, Florida Mon evening, from 31N69W to the central Bahamas
Tue evening, then from near Bermuda to the SE Bahamas Wed evening.
Moderate to fresh winds, locally strong near 31N, are forecast to
accompany the front, along with building seas. Otherwise seas
will be mainly slight to moderate.

.TODAY...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 to 5 ft N of 27N.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW 15 to 20 kt N
of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to
5 ft N of 27N.
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of
27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N
of 27N.
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N,
and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N.
.WED...NE to 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 5 ft.