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FZNT25 KNHC 171525
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1125 AM EDT Wed Apr 17 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 subtropical ridge located between Bermuda and the
Bahamas and lower pressures in Mexico will support fresh to
strong easterly winds pulsing off the NW Yucatan peninsula and
south-central Gulf during the next several nights. Otherwise,
moderate winds and seas will continue through most of the week.
A cold front may move into the NW Gulf Sun and Sun night,
followed by fresh to locally strong northeast winds and moderate
seas.  

.THIS AFTERNOON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure and associated ridging will prevail 
over the SW N Atlantic waters ENE of the Bahamas through the 
forecast period. The pressure gradient between a surface trough 
analyzed NE of the Leeward Islands and the ridge is supporting
moderate to fresh NE to E winds E of the Bahamas, the Great
Bahama Bank and the approaches of the Windward Passage. The
trough will move E of the area early on Thu and winds over this
region will diminish to moderate speeds. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms are also forecast over the aforementioned 
region through tonight. Rough seas to 8 ft north of the Leeward 
Islands will subside today. A cold front may move over the waters 
off NE Florida late Sun night. Scattered showers and thunderstorms
could precede this front. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 10 to
15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 5 to 10 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE 5 to 10 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.