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FZNT25 KNHC 111522
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1022 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
A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN
GULF OF MEXICO. A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND TO NEAR VERACRUZ, MEXICO WILL EXIT THE GULF REGION THIS
EVENING. STRONG TO GALE-FORCE WINDS AND VERY ROUGH SEAS FOLLOW
THE FRONT. EXPECT THE STRONGEST WINDS, IN THE 35 TO 40 KT RANGE
IN THE SW GULF, INCLUDING THE VERACRUZ AREA, TODAY. SEAS SHOULD
PEAK 17 OR 18 FT WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. 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. HOWEVER, FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS AND
ROUGH SEAS WILL PERSIST OVER THE SE GULF AND THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA THROUGH SAT.
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 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.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 OFFSHORE WATERS TODAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT
COLD FRONT FORECAST TO ENTER THE BASIN BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
FREQUENT GUST TO GALE-FORCE AND ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF
THE FRONT WHILE MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL
FOLLOW THE FRONT THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM
31N73W TO THE NW BAHAMAS AND WESTERN TONIGHT, BECOME STATIONARY
FROM NEAR 31N69W TO EAST-CENTRAL CUBA BY THU NIGHT, THEN GRADUALLY
WEAKEN INTO FRI. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT
WILL TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AGAINST AN APPROACHING SURFACE
TROUGH FROM THE EAST. IN ADDITION, STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALSO
FOLLOWS THE TROUGH. THIS WEATHER PATTERN WILL LEAD TO THE
CONTINUATION OF STRONG TO NEAR GALE-FORCE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE
REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
TODAY
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. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
S OF 27N, SE TO 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 4 TO 6 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 WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
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