738  
FZNT25 KNHC 130333  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1033 PM 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
 
A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED RIDGE WILL  
DOMINATE THE GULF OF MEXICO WATERS, SUPPORTING FRESH TO STRONG  
NE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS IN THE SE GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT.  
AFTERWARD, MODERATE TO FRESH E-SE WINDS ACROSS THE REMAINDER  
BASIN WILL FURTHER DIMINISH TO GENTLE TO MODERATE SPEEDS BY TUE.  
   
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 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 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.    
TUE
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N68W TO THE  
CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND INTO CENTRAL CUBA WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT  
INTO FRI. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS  
AFFECTING THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN 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 ARE LIKELY OVER THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS OFFSHORE WATERS  
SAT THROUGH SUN. WINDS WILL START TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN ACROSS THE  
REGION SUN NIGHT INTO MON.  
   
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 WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.   
SAT
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N, AND NE TO E 20 TO 30 KT N  
OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE  
SWELL.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE 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.    
TUE
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
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