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FZNT25 KNHC 140327
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1027 PM EST Tue Feb 13 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...High pressure is the main feature controlling the
weather pattern across the basin. It will gradually shift
eastward through Fri. A low pressure system is forecast to
develop over the NW Gulf late Fri, and track eastward toward the
eastern Gulf by late Sat. The attendant cold front is expected
to reach from the Florida Big Bend to near Veracruz, Mexico Sat
afternoon, and from near Ft. Myers, FLorida to western Cuba Sat
night. Fresh to strong winds and rough seas are expected on
either side of the front. Winds to minimal gale force are
possible in the wake of the front during the upcoming weekend.
Mostly fresh winds will pulse off the west coast of the Yucatan
Peninsula at night Wed and Thu as a trough develops there in the
late afternoons and evenings. 

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW
swell. 
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. 
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. S of 24N, seas 3 to 5 ft.
N of 24N, seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft late. 
.SUN...S of 24N, W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. N of 24N, NW winds
25 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 
6 to 9 ft in NW swell S of 24N, and 7 to 10 ft in NW swell N of 
24N.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW to N
swell. 

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from 31N68W to central Cuba. 
The front will reach from near 31N58W to east central Cuba by 
Wed morning, and from near 25N55W to the southern Turks and 
Caicos Islands by Thu morning, then reach the far southern
waters by early Fri morning. Minimal gale force winds are
expected ahead of the front through late tonight over the far 
northern waters. Fresh to strong winds and rough to very rough 
seas are expected to continue on either side of the front through 
the remainder of the week. Winds will diminish from W to E through
Fri as high pressure builds along 30N in the wake of the front, 
although large seas are likely to linger a little longer.

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NW to N 15 to 20 kt
N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N of 27N, S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
S of 27N, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N of 27N, S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
S of 27N, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N of 27N, S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
S of 27N, W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.