988  
FZNT25 KNHC 140944  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
444 AM EST SAT DEC 14 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 RIDGE OVER THE SE UNITED STATES WILL  
CONTINUE TO FORCE FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS OVER MOST OF THE  
GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THIS EVENING. HOWEVER, WINDS WITH FRESH  
TO STRONG SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE FLORIDA STRAITS AND  
PORTIONS OF THE SE GULF THROUGH EARLY MON. ON MON AND TUE,  
CONDITIONS WILL BE QUIESCENT ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF. LOOKING  
AHEAD, THE NEXT COLD FRONT SHOULD REACH THE NW GULF OF MEXICO ON  
WED.  
   
TODAY  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.   
MON  
NE 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 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,  
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS  
A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM JUST  
EAST OF BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS OFFSHORE WATERS SHOULD  
DISSIPATE LATER THIS MORNING. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN  
A STRONG RIDGE BUILDING IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND A WESTWARD  
MOVING TROUGH, CURRENTLY N OF PUERTO RICO, IS SUPPORTING STRONG  
TO GALE-FORCE NE WINDS AND VERY ROUGH SEAS OVER ALL OF THE  
WATERS WEST OF 65W. GALE FORCE WINDS BETWEEN THE WATERS OF THE  
BAHAMAS AND BERMUDA WILL PREVAIL THROUGH SUN. CONDITIONS WILL  
GRADUALLY IMPROVE LATE SUN AND MON, AND BY TUE AND WED WINDS WILL  
BE REDUCED TO MODERATE TO FRESH ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA.  
   
TODAY  
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.    
TONIGHT  
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 TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E  
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
MON  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
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