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FZNT25 KNHC 191505
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1105 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 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 Sat, 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 to fresh to
strong in the evenings NW of the Yucatan Peninsula through at
least Sat evening. A cold front is forecast to move into the NW
Gulf late Sat night into early Sun, stalling and dissipating
near 24N 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.

.THIS AFTERNOON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt
N of 24N. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S of 24N, E winds 10 kt in the morning. Variable winds
less than 5 kt in the afternoon. N of 24N, variable winds less
than 5 kt in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Weak low pressure of 1013 mb is east of the area
near 25.5N52.5W. A trough extends from the low southwestward to
near 19N60W. Otherwise, high pressure dominates the basin. The
low and trough will shift east-northeastward into the weekend.
Elsewhere, high pressure will remain through Sun, with mostly
gentle to moderate winds across the area. A cold front may move
into the waters off northeastern Florida Sun night into Mon,
reaching from near 31N71W to the NW Bahamas by early Tue, and
from near 31N70W to near 26N75W by late Tue night. Mostly fresh
winds southerly winds are expected ahead of the front, with
locally strong winds near 31N along with building seas. Moderate
to fresh northwest to north winds are expected behind the front.
Winds may freshen over the southeastern waters next week as the
pressure gradient tightens there leading to building seas. Mostly
slight to moderate seas will prevail elsewhere.

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and S 10 to 15 kt N of
27N. Seas 2 to 3 ft S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW
winds 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW winds 10 to 15
kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW
winds 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S of 27N, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. N of
27N, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt N of 27N except E of 79W 15 to 20
kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N of 27N, SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6
ft. S of 27N, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...N of 27N, S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. S of
27N, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N of 27N, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft
in NE to E swell. S of 27N, S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE
swell.
.TUE...N of 27N, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE
swell. S of 27N, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N of 27N, E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to
NE swell. S of 27N, NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E
swell.