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FZNT25 KNHC 181538
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1138 AM EDT Sat May 18 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...A weak stalled out front extends from southeastern
Louisiana to the extreme NE coast of Mexico. Numerous showers
and thunderstorms are over the Gulf waters from Louisiana to the
western Florida panhandle. Scattered showers and thunderstorms
are along and north of the front. The front will transition back
to a cold front and shift eastward across the northern Gulf
through early Sun, then stall again and weaken gradually through
Mon. Upper- level disturbances moving from W to E across the
Gulf coast states will maintain active weather over the northern
Gulf through the weekend. Elsewhere, moderate to fresh return
flow will dominate the basin through early Sun, pulsing to
locally strong near the Yucatan Peninsula and the Bay of
Campeche. Winds will slightly weaken Sun into early next week as
the pressure gradient relaxes. Meanwhile, areas of haze and
smoke due to agricultural fires in Mexico continue across most
of the western Gulf and Bay of Campeche. Moderate to locally
fresh SE return flow will develop again across the W Gulf Tue
and Wed.  

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Isolated
showers. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers 
and thunderstorms. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A frontal trough extends from 31N59W southwestward 
to 26N70W and northwestward to 30N80W. Clusters of scattered 
showers and thunderstorms continue along the front E of 65W. The
cold front will move slowly eastward, and shift east of 55W early
Mon, with active weather expected to continue ahead of the front 
through Sun. Moderate to locally fresh winds and moderate seas are
expected across most of the area through Sun night as weak high 
pressure extends E to W roughly along 24N-25N. A new front will 
sink southward into the waters offshore of Georgia and NE Florida 
early Mon, and move southeastward and weaken through late Tue. A 
residual trough may linger from near 30N71W to the central Bahamas
Wed and Wed night. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...S of 27N, S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
N of 27N, SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers 
and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...S of 27N, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N, S winds 5 to
10 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms N of 27N. Isolated showers 
and thunderstorms S of 27N.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW to W 15 to 20 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SW to W 10 to
15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms. 
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.