324  
FZNT25 KNHC 120921  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
421 AM EST THU DEC 12 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
 
FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS  
GREATER THAN 12 FT OVER THE E AND SW GULF WILL CONTINUE TO  
DIMINISH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER, STRONG HIGH PRESSURE  
BUILDING OVER THE SE CONUS AND ITS ASSOCIATED RIDGE WILL  
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS TO  
11 FT OVER THE SE GULF AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH SUN  
NIGHT. AFTERWARD, MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE WINDS ACROSS THE  
BASIN WILL FURTHER DIMINISH TO GENTLE TO MODERATE SPEEDS BY TUE.  
   
TODAY
 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N  
SWELL.    
TONIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
FRI
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 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 5 TO 7 FT.   
MON
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N74W SW TO THE  
NORTHERN BAHAMAS AND INTO CENTRAL CUBA WILL STALL FROM 31N68W TO  
THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THIS EVENING AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT INTO  
EARLY FRI. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS  
AFFECTING THE FLORIDA OFFSHORE WATERS, AND THE NORTHERN AND  
CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL PREVAIL AND EXPAND IN AREAL COVERAGE THROUGH  
THE WEEKEND AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN THE WAKE OF THE  
FRONT WILL TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AGAINST AN APPROACHING  
SURFACE TROUGH FROM THE EAST. FREQUENT GUST TO GALE FORCE WINDS  
WILL LIKELY DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS OFFSHORE WATERS SAT  
THROUGH SUN. WINDS WILL START TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN ACROSS THE  
REGION SUN NIGHT INTO MON.  
   
TODAY
 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 9 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 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO  
E SWELL.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO  
E SWELL.    
MON
 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E  
SWELL.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
 
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