887  
FZNT25 KNHC 121516  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1016 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 N WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE  
TO DIMINISH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AND  
EASTERN GULF. HOWEVER, STRONG RIDGING OVER THE SE US WILL  
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS OVER  
THE SE GULF AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH SUN NIGHT.  
AFTERWARD, MODERATE TO FRESH E-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 31N71W TO THE CENTRAL  
BAHAMAS AND INTO CENTRAL CUBA WILL STALL FROM 31N68W TO THE  
EASTERN 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  
MAY 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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