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FZNT25 KNHC 160854
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
354 AM EST MON DEC 16 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
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE 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 TODAY, THEREAFTER, 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.
TODAY
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 26N71W TO LOW PRESSURE OF 1010 MB NEAR THE EASTERN TIP
OF CUBA AND TO THE CARIBBEAN NEAR EASTERN JAMAICA WILL CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS AND VERY ROUGH SEAS OVER MOST OF
THE WATERS WEST OF 65W. THESE CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY ABATE TODAY
INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. 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.
TODAY
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS S OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS N OF 27N.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS S OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS N OF 27N.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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