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FZNT25 KNHC 100317

OFFN04



NAVTEX Marine Forecast

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL

1117 PM EDT Thu May 9 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...Atlantic high pressure ridging extending westward

across South Florida will begin to shift southward tonight in

response to a cold front that will be approaching the far NW

Gulf late tonight into early on Fri. Ahead of the front,

moderate to fresh southeast winds are over the area, except for

gentle to moderate southeast to south winds are over the eastern

Gulf. The cold front will move southeastward across the basin,

reaching from near southeastern Louisiana to South Texas by Fri

afternoon, from near Fort Myers, Florida to the NE Mexico and

South Texas border by early Sat, then stall from the Straits of

Florida to South Texas on Sun, then gradually weaken with its

remnants lifting back north as a warm front through Tue.

Moderate to locally fresh northeast winds will follow the front

into Sat evening. Haze due to agricultural fires in southeastern

Mexico continues across most of the western Gulf.  



.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt, shifting to N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. 

.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt W of 86W, and NE to E

winds 5 to 10 kt E of 86W shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 to 5 

ft W of 86W, and 2 to 3 ft E of 86W.

.MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.TUE...S winds 20 to 25 kt W of 85W, and SE to S winds 15 to 20

kt E of 85W. Seas 6 to 8 ft W of 85W, and 4 to 6 ft E of 85W.

.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 



Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida



.SYNOPSIS...High pressure ridging extending westward from the 

central Atlantic to central Florida will shift slowly eastward 

through Sat, ahead of a cold front that will approach from the 

northwest. Expect fresh to strong south to southwest winds ahead

of the front tonight through late Fri between the northern 

Bahamas and Bermuda. The front is expected to move off the 

northeast Florida coast Fri night, then weaken as it moves east 

reaching from near Bermuda to the central Bahamas by late Sat 

night. Winds and seas will diminish into Mon as the dissipating 

front continues to drift east of the area, and high pressure 

builds between the Carolinas and Bermuda in the wake of front. 

Looking ahead, southeast winds will increase and seas will build 

late Mon through Tue night off northeast Florida and north of the 

Bahamas, as the high pressure shifts eastward ahead of the next 

weak front that is expected to move across the southeastern United

States.



.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S 15 to 20 kt N

of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N.

Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...S of 27N, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S to SW

late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. N of 27N, SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6

ft.

.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.