843  
FZNT25 KNHC 110922  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
422 AM EST WED DEC 11 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
 
STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE  
TO FOLLOW A COLD FRONT AND AFFECT THE NORTH-CENTRAL,  
NORTHEASTERN AND WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THIS EVENING.  
THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA  
THIS AFTERNOON AND FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO THE YUCATAN  
CHANNEL THIS EVENING. VERY ROUGH SEAS TO 18 FT ARE FORECAST TO  
BUILD OVER THE SW BASIN DURING THIS PERIOD. THESE HAZARDOUS  
MARINE CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM W TO E TONIGHT  
INTO 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
 
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.    
TONIGHT
 
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 6 TO 9 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.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO  
AFFECT THE NE FLORIDA OFFSHORES WATERS TODAY, AHEAD OF AN  
APPROACHING COLD FRONT FORECAST TO COME OFF THE COAST OF  
JACKSONVILLE THIS AFTERNOON. FREQUENT GUST TO GALE-FORCE WINDS  
AND ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT THROUGH LATE THIS  
AFTERNOON AND WILL ALSO FOLLOW THE FRONT THROUGH THE EARLY  
EVENING HOURS. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N73W TO THE NORTHERN  
BAHAMAS TO WESTERN CUBA NEAR 23N80W TONIGHT, STALL E OF BERMUDA  
TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO CENTRAL CUBA THU NIGHT AND DISSIPATE  
FRI. HOWEVER, STRONG HIGH PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED RIDGING WILL  
BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT, WHICH WILL TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE  
GRADIENT AGAINST AN APPROACHING SURFACE TROUGH FROM THE EAST.  
THIS WILL LEAD TO THE CONTINUATION OF STRONG TO NEAR GALE-FORCE  
WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT
 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
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.    
SAT
 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO  
E SWELL.    
SUN
 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E  
SWELL.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
 
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