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FZNT25 KNHC 200835
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
435 AM EDT Thu Apr 20 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...The subtropical ridge positioned between the SE 
United States and Bermuda and lower pressures over Mexico will 
continue to force moderate to fresh SE to S return flow over the 
Gulf of Mexico through Fri. The diurnal trough forming over the 
Yucatan will promote strong E winds over E Bay of Campeche tonight.
Agricultural and seasonal fires over Mexico and Central America 
result in smoke and haze over the the SW Gulf and the Bay 
Campeche. Mariners may experience reduced visibility in these 
waters. Winds will diminish across the Gulf Fri ahead of a cold 
front that is expected to enter the NW Gulf Fri night. N to NE 
winds behind the front should be moderate to fresh on Sat. By Sun 
morning, the dissipating front will extend from SW Florida to near
the Texas-Mexico border. Looking ahead, as a surface ridge builds
to the north of the Gulf, fresh to strong E to SE to E winds are 
expected on Sun and Mon over most of the western and central Gulf.

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT...S winds 5 kt, shifting to NW less than 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft in the afternoon. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A dissipating stationary front extends from near 
31N62W southwestward to 28N76W and forecast to dissipate later
today. A surface trough is likely to develop by Fri night and 
persist through Sun east of the Bahamas. The trough should 
strengthen trades between Bermuda and the Bahamas on Sat and Sun,
allowing for fresh to strong speeds and building seas peaking 
near 9 ft, before weakening on Mon. A weak cold front should move
off the coast of NE Florida Sat night, but dissipate north of the
Bahamas by Mon. Finally, moderate N swell is anticipated to 
impact the N waters east of 60W beginning on Sat. 

.TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 15 to
20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated
tstms. 
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E 15 to 20 kt
N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers. 
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and E 10 to 15 kt N of 27N.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 10 to
15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE 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...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.