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FZNT25 KNHC 050142
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
942 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...Moderate to fresh N to NW winds will decrease
tonight through Fri as high pressure builds across the area. 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 will then develop over most of Gulf Mon
and Mon night.  

.OVERNIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt late. 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 5 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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, building to
3 ft late. 
.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 6 to 8 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from 31N68W to western Cuba 
will reach from 31N64W to central Cuba by Fri morning, from near
31N58W to the Turks and Caicos Sat morning, then weaken as it 
moves across the E and SE forecast waters 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 next week, with the associated ridge expected to support
moderate to  fresh winds across the Great Bahama Bank and the
Caribbean  approaches through Wed. 

.OVERNIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt late. S of 27N, seas 2 ft
or less, building to 3 ft late. 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 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...S of 27N, NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to
20 kt late. N of 27N, W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft S of
27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. 
.SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NW 15 to 20 kt N
of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. S of 27N, seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of
27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 3 to 5 ft.