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727
FZNT25 KNHC 120311
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1111 PM EDT Sun Aug 11 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...Showers and thunderstorms will continue over the SW
Gulf of Mexico through tonight as a surface trough there along
95W shifts slowly W and into Mexico. A weak surface ridge will
maintain gentle to moderate winds and slight to moderate seas
across most of the basin through Fri night. Otherwise, moderate
to fresh winds are forecast off the Yucatan Peninsula each
evening and night for the next few days.

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Atlantic high pressure centered NE of Bermuda
extends a ridge southwestward to just east of the Bahamas and is
forecast to remain in place through Mon, then shift NE and
weaken through Wed. This pattern will promote gentle to moderate
winds and slight to moderate seas. Potential Tropical Cyclone
Five is near 14.1N 50.1W at 0300 UTC, moving west-northwest at
20 kt.  Maximum sustained winds are 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt,
and the  minimum central pressure is 1009 mb. Five will move
W-NW through  early Tue morning then turn NW across the NE
Caribbean Tue and  Wed. Five is expected to reach near 15.6N
58.0W Mon evening as a  tropical storm, near 16.2N 61.0W Tue
morning, near 18.7N 65.6W Wed morning, and near 20.3N 66.8W Wed
evening as a hurricane. Five  will then turn move northward
across the western Atlantic Wed  night through Sat and gradually
strengthen, reaching near 24.5N  67.7W Thu evening and near
28.5N 65.9W Fri evening.

.OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 5 to
10 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S 5 to 10 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 5 to
10 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.THU...NW to N winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.