442  
FZNT27 KNHC 170921  
OFFN06  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
421 AM EST TUE DEC 17 2024  
 
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE  
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED  
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...  
   
SYNOPSIS  
RIDGING EXTENDS THROUGH THE GULF OF MEXICO AS HIGH  
PRESSURE STRENGTHENS IN THE NORTHWESTERN ATLANTIC. MODERATE TO  
FRESH E TO NE WINDS WILL PREVAIL THIS MORNING IN THE CENTRAL AND  
EASTERN GULF, WITH MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH SE WINDS OCCURRING  
IN THE WESTERN BASIN. THEREAFTER, GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS AND  
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WED. A WEAKENING  
COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO WED  
EVENING, AND FRESH TO STRONG N TO NW WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND  
BEHIND THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE OVER THE  
CENTRAL GULF BY EARLY THU. LOOKING AHEAD, BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE  
OVER THE SOUTH-CENTRAL UNITED STATES WILL LEAD TO MODERATE N TO  
NE WINDS AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS ACROSS THE BASIN THU THROUGH  
SAT.  
 
NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO  
   
TODAY  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
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 TO 4 FT.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO  
   
TODAY  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING, SUBSIDING  
TO 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NW TO 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 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
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