240  
FZNT25 KNHC 151521  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1021 AM EST SUN DEC 15 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 EASTERN UNITED STATES WILL  
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS AND MODERATE  
TO ROUGH SEAS OVER THE EASTERN GULF, INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF  
FLORIDA, THROUGH MON. THEN, GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS AND SLIGHT  
TO MODERATE SEAS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WED. LOOKING AHEAD, A WEAK  
COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NW GULF OF MEXICO BY WED NIGHT AND  
DISSIPATE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST BY EARLY THU.  
   
TODAY
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NE TO E 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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
TUE
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING,  
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A STRONG HIGH  
PRESSURE OVER THE NE OF UNITED STATES AND A 1009 MB LOW PRESSURE  
CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL COASTAL WATERS OF HISPANIOLA  
WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT STRONG NE WINDS, WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO  
GALE FORCE, AND VERY ROUGH SEAS OVER MOST OF THE WATERS WEST OF  
65W. THESE HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH  
TONIGHT INTO MON. THEN, FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG E WINDS WILL  
PREVAIL E OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH WED AS A RIDGE BUILDS TOWARDS  
THE WESTERN ATLANTIC. LOOKING AHEAD, THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS  
FORECAST TO MOVE OFF NE FLORIDA OFFSHORE WATERS WED NIGHT AND  
REACH FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THU NIGHT.  
   
TODAY
 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E  
SWELL.    
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E  
SWELL.    
MON
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
TUE
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED
 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
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