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FZNT25 KNHC 042025
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
425 PM EDT Thu Apr 4 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 cold front extending from the eastern Straits of
Florida to the Gulf of Honduras will move farther SE of the
basin tonight. Moderate to fresh N to NW winds follow the front,
except for locally strong NW winds in the NE basin. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms will continue to affect the Straits of
Florida through early afternoon. Winds and seas will decrease
tonight through Fri as high pressure builds in the wake of the
front. The high pressure will shift eastward through the end of
the week, allowing for mostly fresh E to SE winds to develop
over the western and central Gulf through Sat night, then
diminish Sun. Fresh to strong SE winds then develop over most of
Gulf Mon and Mon night.  

.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding
to 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from 31N69W to the NW Bahamas
and Straits of Florida will reach from 31N64W to central Cuba by
Fri morning, reach from near 31N58W to the Turks and Caicos Sat
morning, then weaken considerably Sun through Mon. Strong winds 
and rough seas on either side of the front N of 28N will gradually
diminish by Sat. A reinforcing cold front will quickly move 
across the area from late Fri night through the upcoming weekend, 
followed by fresh to strong W to NW winds N of 27N. High pressure 
will move off the coast of South Carolina early Mon, with the 
associated ridge expected to support moderate to fresh winds 
across the Great Bahama Bank and the Caribbean approaches through 
Wed. 

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and W 15 to 20 kt N of
27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and W to NW 15 to
20 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S of 27N, NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to
20 kt after midnight. N of 27N, W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NW 15 to 20 kt N
of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.