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FZNT25 KNHC 080735
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
335 AM EDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...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 lingers from near New Orleans,
Louisiana to weak low pres offshore Brownsville, Texas near
25N95W to the western Bay of Campeche near 18.5N96W. The front
will move slowly eastward over the western half of the Gulf
through Sun. Fresh to locally strong northerly winds are
expected off Veracruz through this evening. Another low pres,
expected to develop just off the SE of United States tonight,
will allow a cold front to move southward over Florida and the
NE Gulf on Sun. Fresh to locally strong E winds are expected
behind the front in the N-central and NE Gulf through mid-week.
Low pres may develop along the remnants of the front in the N
central Gulf Tue and deepen through Wed.  

.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
Isolated showers. 
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of showers. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Slight chance of tstms. 
.MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A broad inverted trough accompanied by very active
from near 31N65W to 20N71W will shift W and weaken through Sun, 
while reaching the central Bahamas. Atlantic high pres is drapped
across the waters N of the trough, and is producing fresh winds 
and seas to 10 ft E of the trough. Winds and seas across the 
region will gradually diminish through Sun as the high pres 
weakens. A strong cold front is expected to move offshore of the 
SE U.S. and NE Florida today through early Sun, and sink SE 
across NW portions, reaching from near Bermuda to central Florida 
Sun evening, and from 31N60W to SE Florida by Mon evening. A large
area of strong to gale-force N to NE winds, storm-force just N of
31N, and significant NE swell will build into the area behind the
front, spreading across the waters N of 26N and W of 65W by Tue. 
The front may stall along 25N/26N by the middle of next week.

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N,
and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 to 5 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms.
.SUN...N of front, N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. S of front, W to NW
winds 10 to 20 kt. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 3
to 5 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Showers.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and N to NE 25 to 35 kt
N of 27N. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late.
N of 27N, seas 8 to 13 ft.
Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. 
.MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and
8 to 13 ft N of 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and
8 to 11 ft N of 27N. 
.TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and
8 to 11 ft N of 27N. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N,
and 8 to 11 ft N of 27N. 
.WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 7 to
10 ft N of 27N. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N,
and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N.