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FZNT25 KNHC 170244
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1044 PM EDT Thu May 16 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 stationary front extends from near Fort Myers,
Florida to near Cameron, Louisiana. Scattered to numerous strong
 thunderstorms are north of 28N from NE Texas to central
Louisiana. The front will lift northward and inland through late
Fri. A series of upper- level disturbances moving from W to E
will maintain active weather over the northern Gulf through most
of the weekend. Elsewhere, moderate to fresh return flow will
dominate the basin, except pulsing to locally strong near the
Yucatan Peninsula and the Bay of Campeche through Sat night.
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.  

.OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from 31N70W southwestward and 
inland near Jupiter, Florida. Scattered showers and isolated 
thunderstorms are east of the front to near 62W and north of 
27N. The cold front will reach from near 31N68W to 27N76W late 
tonight, then begin to weaken as it reaches from near 31N65W to 
26N74W Fri night, from near 31N63W to 26N70W early Sat afternoon
 and shift east of 55W by early Sun evening. Fresh to strong 
southerly winds ahead of the front will continue through Fri 
afternoon, then become fresh speeds Fri night diminishing Sat 
afternoon. Active weather is expected to continue ahead of the 
front. Conditions will improve Fri night into Sat as the front 
dissipates. Moderate to locally fresh winds and moderate seas
are expected through Sun as weak high pressure extends E to W
along 24N-25N.

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft late
in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft after midnight. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell.