161 
FZNT25 KNHC 021405
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1005 AM EDT Wed Aug 2 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...Weak surface ridging prevails across the northern
Gulf. The ridge will support gentle to moderate winds over most
of the basin. Moderate return flow will develop across the W
Gulf tonight through the upcoming weekend as high pressure
shifts into the eastern Gulf. A thermal trough will emerge off
the Yucatan Peninsula and will produce nightly moderate to fresh
winds to the northwest of the Yucatan Peninsula, locally strong
tonight and Fri night. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 5 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered tstms. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late.
Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered tstms. 
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E late.
Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered tstms. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt,  shifting to N to NE in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E late.
Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...SE winds less than 5 kt,  shifting to NE to E in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A 1015 mb low pressure near 28.5N58.5W is moving 
northwestward. Strong winds will continue in the eastern 
semicircle of this low until it moves north of the area late
this afternoon and evening. A weak frontal trough will sink S 
into the waters offshore of NE Florida this afternoon and move SE
and reach from near Bermuda to the northwest Bahamas by Thu. 
Ridging will dominate the basin by the end of the week into the 
weekend. Expect trade winds to increase to fresh speeds over the 
weekend south of 25N and east of 75W. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...S of 27N, N to NE winds less than 5 kt in the
afternoon, Seas 2 ft or less. N of 27N, NE winds 5 to 10 kt in
the afternoon, Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the
afternoon. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. 
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 10 to
15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft
N of 27N. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. 
.THU...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 to 4 ft N of 27N. Chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 ft N of 27N. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 ft N of 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 ft N of 27N. 
.SAT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 ft N of 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less.
N of 27N, seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.