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FZNT25 KNHC 161508
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1008 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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
NE 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
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
FRI
NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 ALONG 73W THAT
CROSSES THE SE BAHAMAS AND THE EASTERN TIP OF CUBA 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 S OF 27N, AND NE TO E 20 TO
25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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