348  
FZNT25 KNHC 091545  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1045 AM EST MON DEC 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
 
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TEXAS TUE,  
THEN MOVE QUICKLY SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS HE BASIN, EXITING THE  
REGION WED AFTERNOON IN WED EVENING. BEHIND THE FRONT, STRONG TO  
GALE- FORCE WINDS AND RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS CAN BE EXPECTED.  
THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THU, THEN HIGH  
PRESSURE SETTLING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WILL BRING MORE  
TRANQUIL WEATHER FOR THE END OF THE WEEK.  
   
TODAY
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. S OF 24N, SEAS 3 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. N OF 24N, SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.   
WED NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW TO  
N SWELL.    
THU
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.    
THU NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO  
NE SWELL.    
FRI
 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E  
SWELL.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N45W TO 24N58W,  
WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO A SHEARLINE TO JUST NORTH OF HAITI. THE  
STATIONARY FRONT AND SHEARLINE WILL WEAKEN THROUGH TUE. FRESH TO  
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OFF NORTHEAST FLORIDA TUE  
NIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT THAT WILL REACH FROM NEAR  
31N79W TO SOUTH FLORIDA BY WED AFTERNOON, BECOME STATIONARY FROM  
NEAR 31N69W TO EAST-CENTRAL CUBA BY THU AFTERNOON, THEN  
GRADUALLY WEAKEN INTO FRI NIGHT AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS  
IN BEHIND IT. A BROAD TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE  
FRONT NEAR 61W. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WEST OF THE FRONT AND  
TROUGH WILL BRING STRONG TO NEAR GALE-FORCE NORTH TO NORTHEAST  
WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS OVER THE WATERS WEST OF TROUGH AND FRONT,  
AND ALSO NORTH OF 25N EAST OF THE TROUGH.  
   
TODAY
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
TONIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
TUE
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SE TO S  
15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
WED
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, SHIFTING TO N AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU
 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 
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