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FZNT25 KNHC 190757
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
357 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.

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

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...1013 mb low pressure just E of 55W near 24.5N53.5W
extends a trough to 20N60W. Otherwise high pressure dominates the
basin. The low and trough will shift ENE into the weekend. High
pressure will otherwise prevail through Sun, with mainly gentle
to moderate winds. A cold front may move into the waters off NE
Florida Sun night into Mon, reaching from 31N69W to the northern
Bahamas early Tue. Moderate to fresh winds may accompany the
front, locally strong near 31N, along with building seas. Winds
may freshen over the SE waters next week as the pressure gradient
tightens there, leading to building seas. Mainly slight to
moderate seas will prevail elsewhere.

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S 5 to 10 kt N of 27N.
Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 ft N of 27N.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and S 10 to 15 kt N of
27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 ft N of 27N.
.SAT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of
27N, and 3 ft N of 27N.
.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...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 to 5 ft N of 27N.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to
5 ft N of 27N.
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of
27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N.
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
4 to 6 ft N of 27N.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft late. N of 27N, seas 4 to 6 ft.