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FZNT25 KNHC 170339
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1139 PM EDT Sat Mar 16 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 located over the central subtropical
Atlantic will continue to move eastward across the Atlantic
through Mon, and maintain a lingering ridge westward over the
western Atlantic and into the central Gulf through Sun. Former
cold front has stalled across the N Gulf waters, and extends
from the Florida Big Bend SW to Louisiana adjacent waters then
westward to Houston, Texas. The front will begin to drift N and
dissipate tonight. A new cold front will move into the NW Gulf
Sun evening and gradually shift S of the basin by Tue evening.
Increasing wind and seas are expected behind the front Sun night
through Tue. Fresh to locally strong winds will pulse near and
to the NW of the Yucatan Peninsula each evening and into the
early morning hours. Light density smoke originating from
widespread fire activity  mixed in with volcanic emissions in
Mexico covers most of the basin, however medium density smoke is
over the adjacent waters from Tampico to Veracruz with
visibility 5 nm or less. In addition, oil platforms have been
reporting dense fog in the NW offshore waters with similar
visibility.  

.OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers. 
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 to 4 ft after midnight.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure located over the central subtropical
Atlantic will slide eastward and into the eastern Atlantic 
through Sun then becoming nearly stationary through Tue. A broad
associated ridge will persist westward across the area through 
Mon. A cold front will enter the offshore waters of NE Florida 
Mon, reach from near Bermuda through the central Bahamas by Tue 
afternoon, then weaken as it reaches from the central Atlantic 
waters to northern Hispaniola by Thu morning. Fresh to strong S 
to SW winds are expected N of 27N and ahead of the front Sun 
night through Tue night, while fresh to gale-force NW to N winds
will follow the front Mon night through Tue evening. High 
pressure will settle across the area Wed through Thu. 

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft after midnight. 
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW
15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. 
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. 
.MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 25 to 35 kt 
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.