456  
FZNT27 KNHC 161916  
OFFN06  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
216 PM 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...  
   
SYNOPSIS  
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC  
EXTENDS A RIDGE ACROSS THE EASTERN OF THE UNITED STATES INTO THE  
GULF OF MEXICO. THIS SYSTEM 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 LATE 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 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.  
 
NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO  
   
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT, SUBSIDING TO  
2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT, SUBSIDING TO  
2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO  
   
TONIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT, SUBSIDING TO  
2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING,  
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
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