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FZNT25 KNHC 280944
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
444 AM EST Wed Feb 28 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 across the western Atlantic extends a
ridge SW across central Florida then westward into the central
Gulf. The ridge will shift E, allowing a cold front to move into
the NW Gulf of Mexico Wed afternoon. Ahead of the front, fresh
southerly winds will prevail through midday over the Gulf W of
85W. Patchy fog is also expected ahead of the front offshore
Texas and SW Louisiana. The cold front will sink into the
northern Gulf Wed night into Thu, then stall Thu night from near
Tampa Bay to offshore of Corpus Christi, TX to just N of
Tampico, Mexico, before lifting N on Fri. A weak N to S aligned
trough will then meander across the W Gulf Fri through Sat
before dissipating. 

.TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...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...High pressure centered well NE of Bermuda extends a 
ridge SW to central Florida. The ridge will shift slowly eastward 
across the western Atlantic through Thu before new weak high 
pressure develops SW of Bermuda. A cold front will sink into the 
NW waters Thu morning, then stall Fri morning from around 29N70W 
to near Daytona Beach, Florida, before lifting N as a warm front 
Fri and Fri night. E of 70W, the front will continue moving S-SE 
and bring strong NE winds across waters N of 23N and E of 65W this
weekend.

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