795  
FZNT25 KNHC 130918  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
418 AM EST FRI DEC 13 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 AND THE STRAITS OF  
FLORIDA THROUGH SUN NIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH E-SE WINDS  
ELSEWHERE WILL DIMINISH TO GENTLE TO MODERATE SPEEDS BY MON  
MORNING AND PREVAIL ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH TUE NIGHT.  
   
TODAY  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 20 TO 25 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS  
A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N67W  
ACROSS THE BAHAMAS TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL DISSIPATE LATER THIS  
MORNING. 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. THIS WILL LEAD TO THE  
DEVELOPMENT OF FREQUENT GUST TO GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE  
NORTHERN BAHAMAS OFFSHORE WATERS SAT THROUGH SUN. WINDS WILL START  
TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN ACROSS THE REGION SUN NIGHT INTO MON, AND  
SEAS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW 12 FT TUE.  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
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 25 KT N  
OF 27N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N, AND NE TO E 25 TO  
30 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 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  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
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