168  
FZNT27 KNHC 201546  
OFFN06  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1046 AM EST MON JAN 20 2025  
 
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE  
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED  
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO  
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS WILL  
PREVAIL N OF THE FRONT TODAY AS IT GRADUALLY STALLS. LOW  
PRESSURE WILL FORM OVER THE NW GULF TONIGHT, THEN TRACK  
SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH WED, DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS  
THE ENTIRE BASIN. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND THE FRONT WILL  
INDUCE GALE-FORCE N TO NE WINDS EARLY TUE BECOMING STRONG GALES  
AND EXPANDING ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN GULF TUE  
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WED, WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS TO  
STORM FORCE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WEST AND CENTRAL GULF.  
MARINERS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION ACROSS THE BASIN  
DUE TO THE EXPANSIVE AREA OF GALE-FORCE WINDS AND A LARGE AREA  
OF VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS THAT IS EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THIS  
NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM.  
 
NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E  
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TUE
 
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL.  
SCATTERED TSTMS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO  
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
WED
 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.    
THU
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE  
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
WED
 
N TO NE WINDS 20 KT, SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU
 
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI
 
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
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