000 FZNT25 KNHC 301515 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1115 AM EDT Tue Apr 30 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 ridge dominates the Gulf waters producing moderate to locally fresh SE winds over the western Gulf, and mainly gentle to moderate E to SE winds over the eastern part of the basin. The pressure gradient between the ridge and lower pressures in Texas and Mexico will support fresh to occasionally strong winds in the western half of the Gulf Wed night into the weekend. Moderate or weaker winds will prevail in the eastern half of the Gulf. Winds will pulse to strong speeds nightly near and to the NW of the Yucatan Peninsula due to local effects induced by a thermal trough. .THIS AFTERNOON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A 1022 mb high pressure system located between Bermuda and the Bahamas dominates the SW N Atlantic. Moderate to fresh W winds and long period northerly swell with peak seas near 12 ft are affecting the waters N of 29N and E of 65W. These marine conditions will slide eastward as a cold front reaches the NE waters later today. Moderate to fresh easterly winds will continue over the waters S of 24N and W of 60W through Wed, especially in the approaches of the Windward Passage. More tranquil marine conditions are expected afterwards as high pressure becomes centered over the NW waters. .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.