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FZNT25 KNHC 310924
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
524 AM EDT Fri Mar 31 2023

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
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Coastal Waters Forecasts...

Southeast Gulf of Mexico

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure along the U.S. eastern seaboard is
maintaining fresh southeast winds over the western and central
Gulf, with moderate to fresh ESE winds over the eastern Gulf.
The high pressure will shift eastward in response to a weakening
cold front that will move across the NE Gulf over the weekend.
The fresh winds will diminish late tonight. Atlantic high
pressure will build in again over the area early next week.

.TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated
showers. 
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N to NE after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft
in the afternoon. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from 28N55W to 24N70W, then
continues as a stationary front to the central Bahamas near
24N77W. The cold front will move slowly southeastward today, and
reach along 22/23N tonight before it weakens and dissipates Sat.
High pressure building in the wake of the front is producing 
fresh NE to E winds north of the front. These winds will increase 
to fresh to strong early this morning east of the NW Bahamas, then
begin to diminish W of 65W after midnight tonight. Fresh to 
strong southwest winds will develop over the waters offshore 
northeastern Florida tonight in advance of the next cold front 
that will move off the coast of the southeastern U.S. Sat evening.
This cold front will move southeast, become stationary from near 
31N59W to 27N68W and to 26N73W by Mon night, then weaken through 
Tue night. The fresh to strong southwest winds ahead of the front 
will shift eastward across the waters north of about 29N through 
Sun.

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 15 to
20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW 5 to 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft after midnight. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.