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FZNT25 KNHC 230926
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
426 AM EST Fri Feb 23 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 weak ridge extends from just NE of the Bahamas
westward across the entire Gulf of Mexico, and will shift
eastward ahead of the next cold front forecast to emerge off the
Texas coast this morning. Fresh SW winds are ahead of the front
over the NE Gulf. The front will reach from the western Florida
Panhandle to near Brownsville, Texas by midday, move over the
southern Gulf waters on Sat morning, then southeast of the basin
Sat evening. 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.
 

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 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 4 to 6 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front continues to move slowly eastward
across the Atlantic, extending from 24N55W through the central
Lesser Antilles. Fresh to strong S winds are noted E of the 
front, while moderate to large N to NE swell is W of 63W. The 
cold front will drift E and weaken to a frontal trough today,
and drift westward toward the Leeward Islands on Sat. Winds and
seas  associated with this system will improve by Fri night into
Sat. A  strong cold front will emerge off the Florida coast this
afternoon. Gale force SW winds are expected ahead of the front
across the  north waters, mainly N of 29N and W of 66W, this
afternoon   through Sat afternoon. Rough to very rough seas in
westerly swell will follow the front, with seas to 8 ft reaching
as far S as 24N on Sun. The front will stall from the central
Atlantic to Hispaniola Tue.

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S of 27N, S winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N, S to SW winds
15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to
7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SW to W 25 to 35 kt
N of 27N. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. 
.SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and W to NW 20 to
25 kt N of 27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NW 20 to
25 kt N of 27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.