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FZNT25 KNHC 201422
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1022 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 on Fri. A cold
front that is expected to enter the NW Gulf Fri night. Moderate
to fresh N to NE winds will prevail behind the front 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. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Isolated showers. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.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 3 ft. 
.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 that extends from 
31N61W to 29N74W will dissipate later today. A surface
trough/low is likely to develop by Fri night and persist through 
Sun east of the Bahamas. These features 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, then dissipate north of the Bahamas by Mon. 
Moderate N swell is anticipated to impact the N waters east of 60W
beginning on Sat. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...S of 27N, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. N of 27N, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
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 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,
building to 3 ft after midnight. 
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.