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FZNT25 KNHC 222010
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
310 PM EST Thu Feb 22 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...A ridge dominates the Gulf of Mexico. This system
will continue to shift eastward ahead of the next cold front
forecast to emerge off the Texas coast tonight. Fresh to strong
southerly winds are ahead of the front over the western Gulf.
The front will reach from the western Florida Panhandle to near
Brownsville, Texas by Fri morning, and will be over the south
waters on Sat morning, extending across the Straits of Florida
to near Tampico, Mexico. Moderate to fresh northerly winds can
be expected behind the front with moderate seas. Surface high
pressure will build in the wake of the front late Sat through
early next week.  

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front continues to push eastward across the 
Atlantic, extending from 31N57W to the Leeward Islands. Fresh to
strong winds and rough are noted on either side of the front. The
cold front will reach from 31N56W to 20N58W by Fri morning while 
dissipating. A frontal trough will remain in the area on Sat, and 
drift westward toward the Leeward Islands on Sun. Winds and seas 
associated with this system will improve by Fri night into Sat. A 
strong cold front will emerge off the Florida coast on Fri. Gale 
force southerly winds are expected ahead of the front across the 
north waters, mainly N of 29N and W of 65W, Fri through Sat. Rough
to very rough seas will follow the front, forecast to extend from
31N73W to the Straits of Florida on Sat, and from 31N62W to 
eastern Cuba on Sun. 

.TONIGHT...S of 27N, SE winds 5 to 10 kt. N of 27N, S winds 5 to
10 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.FRI...S of 27N, SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to S 15 to 20 kt
in the afternoon. N of 27N, S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming
SW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SW to W 25 to
30 kt N of 27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and W to NW 20 to
25 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft
in the afternoon. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.