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FZNT25 KNHC 130331
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1131 PM EDT Mon Aug 12 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 weak surface ridge will maintain gentle to
moderate winds and slight to moderate seas across most of the
basin into this weekend. Otherwise, moderate to fresh winds are
expected along the Yucatan Peninsula this evening and Tuesday
evening.  

.OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...N to NE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...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. 
.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.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A broad ridge extends from the central Atlantic W-SW
 to central Florida, and will shift E and weaken over the next
few  days. Tropical Storm Ernesto is near 16.0N 59.6W at 11 PM
AST  moving west at 22 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 35 kt
with gusts to 45 kt, and the minimum central pressure is
1009 mb. Ernesto  will move to near 16.4N 62.0W Tue morning, to
near 19.5N 66.5W Wed morning, to near 21.7N 67.8W Wed evening as
a hurricane, then  turn more northward and gradually strengthen,
reaching near 26.1N  67.7W Thu evening, near 29.9N 65.3W Fri
evening, then exit the  area near 32.7N 64.2W by Sat evening.
High pressure will gradually build westward along 20N late Fri
through Sat in its wake.

.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S 5 to 10 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.TUE NIGHT...E 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. 
.WED...S of 27N, E winds 5 to 10 kt. N of 27N, S to SW winds 5 to
10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the
morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...N winds less than 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. 
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.