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FZNT25 KNHC 160259
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
959 PM 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 OF 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 OVER THE NORTHERN GULF BY EARLY THU. HIGH
PRESSURE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL BRING GENTLE TO MODERATE
NORTHERLY WINDS AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS THU THROUGH SAT.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E
SWELL.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN STRONG HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN SEABOARD AND A TROUGH THAT EXTENDS
FROM NEAR 28N68W TO 25N72W AND TO LOW PRESSURE OF 1010 MB IN
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG
NE WINDS AND VERY ROUGH SEAS OVER MOST OF THE WATERS WEST OF
65W. THESE HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
LATE TONIGHT INTO MON. 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 THE NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA COAST WED NIGHT, REACH FROM
NEAR 32N71W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY LATE THU NIGHT AND STALL. A
STRONG COLD FRONT MAY QUICKLY MERGE WITH THE STALLED FRONT LATE ON
FRI, FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
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 TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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