864 
FZNT25 KNHC 231447
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1047 AM EDT Sat Mar 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 broad area of deep-layered low pressure across the
north central and northeast Gulf will move NE across northern
Florida and the SE U.S. today. A cold front extends from 30N83W
to 23N98W. The front will exit the basin to the SE by tonight.
Fresh to strong northerly winds will spill across the basin well
behind the front today. High pressure in the wake of the front
will quickly shift eastward late Sat night through Sun night,
allowing for fresh to strong southerly winds to develop over the
western Gulf Sun, ahead of the next cold front. Strong southerly
winds will then shift to the central and eastern Gulf early Mon
through Mon night as the new cold front enters the western Gulf
Mon night. Fresh to strong N winds are briefly expected Tue
behind the front over the W Gulf of Mexico. The front will slow
and weaken mid- week from the Florida Big Bend to near Veracruz,
Mexico.  

.THIS AFTERNOON...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. 
.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Atlantic high pressure centered NE of Bermuda will 
shift E-NE and strengthen through Mon. Strong to gale-force SE 
to S winds occurring N of the Bahamas and W of 74W will shift 
slowly eastward through Sun, ahead of a cold front that
currently extends from 31N78W to 27N80W. Scattered thunderstorms
with  frequent gusts to gale-force and frequent lightning are
expected across the Straits of Florida, and the Bahamas today
and will  shift eastward through tonight. The cold front will
exit SE  Florida this afternoon, reach from near 31N70W to
central Cuba  on Sun morning, reach from 31N65W to the Windward
Passage by Mon morning, then weaken considerably as it moves SE
across the  Atlantic and adjacent NE Caribbean waters through
Tue night. Strong to near gale-force NE winds and large NE to N 
swell will follow the front early Sun through Mon. Low pressure 
will develop NW of Bermuda Tue and drift SE and weaken across the 
area waters through Wed. Large N to NW swell will spread across 
the waters E of 70W early Tue through Wed. 

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW to W winds 20 to 35 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and NW 15 to 20 kt
N of 27N. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and N 20 to 25 kt N of
27N. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and N to NE
20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. 
.MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE
swell. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. 
.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.