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FZNT25 KNHC 112013
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
313 PM 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 SW GULF OF
MEXICO. A POTENT COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY,
FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL EXIT THE GULF REGION THIS
EVENING. STRONG GALE FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KT AND VERY ROUGH
SEAS IN THE 12 TO 18 FT RANGE ARE NOTED IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT. 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 AS THE HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS
WHILE MOVING TOWARDS THE NE OF THE UNITED STATES.
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 8 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.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD
FRONT FORECAST TO ENTER THE BASIN LATER 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 31N69W TO
23N78W THU AFTERNOON, AND 31N68W TO 21.5N75W FRI AFTERNOON WHILE
WEAKENING. 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 AND ROUGH SEAS
ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
TONIGHT
S OF 27N, S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 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.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
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.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
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