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FZNT25 KNHC 310830
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
330 AM EST Wed Jan 31 2024

...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 high pressure is centered across the NW Gulf.
Aside from some fresh NE winds in the NE Gulf today, quiescent
marine conditions will prevail through Fri as high pressure
dominates. Fresh to strong SE to S winds and showers and
thunderstorms are expected to develop over the western Gulf Fri
night, then spread east into Sun, in advance of the next cold
front. By Sun night, this cold front is likely be crossing the
Gulf, with strong W to NW winds behind it.  

.TODAY...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 to 5 ft after midnight. 
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from 24N55W to just N of the
Mona Passage will move SE to 22N55W to the Virgin Islands
tonight, stall, then dissipate by Thu. Strong W to NW winds will
be behind the front N of 27N and E of 60W today. Low pressure
offshore North Carolina will move E to SE along 30-32N in Fri,
before lifting NE away from the area. Strong cyclonic winds will
accompany this low pressure for waters N of 24N tonight into Fri.
Marine conditions will improve considerably Sat as a weak frontal
system moves E across the region. 

.TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and W 20 to 25 kt N
of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NW to N 20 to 30 kt
N of 27N. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU...S of 27N, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N, N winds
20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE
swell. 
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.