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FZNT25 KNHC 191937
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
337 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 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...Weak surface ridging over the Gulf waters will
support gentle to locally moderate easterly winds and slight
seas through the upcoming weekend. Moderate to locally fresh
winds may pulse in the eastern Bay of Campeche nightly through
the next several days. Looking ahead, a broad area of low
pressure could form early next week over the western and NW
Caribbean Sea. Thereafter, gradual development of this system is
possible, and a tropical depression could form as the system
moves slowly to the N or NW over the NW Caribbean Sea and into
the SE Gulf of Mexico through the middle part of next week.
Regardless of development, winds and seas will start increasing
across the SE Gulf early next week.

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI...N 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.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.SAT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 to 4 ft late.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...An area of low pressure is centered near 25N55W.
Fresh to strong winds and rough seas will impact the waters N of
25N and E of 60W through Fri. Expect pulsing moderate to fresh
trades off the coast of Hispaniola through Fri. Otherwise, a
weak cold front will move off the SE coast of the US tonight and
 slowly move across the waters N of 25N through Mon. A
reinforcing  front will enter the NW offshore waters Mon
followed by fresh  winds and rough seas.

.TONIGHT...E winds less than 5 kt, shifting to S to SW late. Seas
2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms.
.FRI...S of 27N, SW winds less than 5 kt, shifting to NW to N in
the afternoon. N of 27N, NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N to NE
in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 ft N of 27N.
.FRI NIGHT...S of 27N, NE to E winds less than 5 kt, shifting to
E to SE late. N of 27N, NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or
less S of 27N, and 3 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated
tstms.
.SAT...N to NE winds less than 5 kt S of 27N, and NE 5 to 10 kt N
of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 ft N of 27N.
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of
27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to
4 ft N of 27N.
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of
27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N.
.MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft in the afternoon. N of 27N, seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 4 to
6 ft N of 27N.
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N,
and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N.