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FZNT25 KNHC 091435
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1035 AM EDT Thu May 9 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...Mainly fresh SE winds will prevail across much of
the Gulf through tonight, ahead of a cold front slowly
approaching from the NW. The cold front will move off the Texas
coast into the northwest Gulf Fri and move SE, stalling from
south Texas to the Straits of Florida on Sun, then weaken and
drift northward.  Moderate to locally fresh NE winds will follow
the front into Sat evening. Haze due to agricultural fires in
southeastern Mexico persists across most of the western Gulf.
Patchy fog is possible along the northern Gulf coast today.  

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. Scattered showers. 
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...1023 mb high pressure is centered across the central
Atlantic near 31N38W and extends a ridge westward to central
Florida. The ridge will shift slowly eastward through the 
weekend, as a cold front approaches from the NW. Fresh to strong
 southerly winds will develop off of northeast and central
Florida  this evening, then become SW and shift to offshore of
northeast  Florida Fri through Fri evening. The front will move
offshore of northeast Florida early Fri night and across Florida
on Sat,  bringing moderate to fresh NW winds behind it. The
front will  weaken significantly by Sun afternoon as it moves
east of 65W.

.THIS AFTERNOON...S of 27N, SE winds 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
N of 27N, S winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S 15 to 20 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW 15 to 20 kt N
of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers. 
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.