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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1015 AM EST TUE DEC 10 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 GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF
MEXICO. A STRONG COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF WILL QUICKLY
MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE BASIN, EXITING THE REGION ON WED
EVENING. STRONG TO GALE-FORCE WINDS AND RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS
CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT TONIGHT AND WED. THESE
HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THU, THEN HIGH
PRESSURE SETTLING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WILL BRING MORE TRANQUIL
WEATHER FOR THE END OF THE WEEK, AND INTO THE WEEKEND.
TODAY
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
TONIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
THU
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N45W TO
21N60W, WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO A SHEARLINE TO JUST NORTH OF THE
SE BAHAMAS. THESE FEATURES WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. FRESH TO STRONG
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OFF NORTHEAST FLORIDA TONIGHT AHEAD
OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO ENTER THE BASIN WED MORNING.
THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N77W TO SOUTH FLORIDA BY WED
AFTERNOON, BECOME STATIONARY FROM NEAR 31N69W TO EAST-CENTRAL CUBA
BY THU NIGHT, THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN INTO LATE FRI NIGHT AS STRONG
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND IT. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT. A BROAD TROUGH IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT NEAR 60W. A TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT BETWEEN THE TROUGH AND STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NE
WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG E TO SE WINDS ON THE E SIDE OF THE
TROUGH AXIS.
TODAY
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
TONIGHT
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
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S 20 TO 25 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S OF 27N, S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N, SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT,
SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
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