997   
FZNT27 KNHC 171524  
OFFN06  
  
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1024 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  
A RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE SE OF UNITED STATES INTO  
THE GULF WATERS. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THIS SYSTEM, MAINLY  
GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS WILL  
PREVAIL THROUGH WED, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MODERATE TO FRESH NE  
TO E WINDS OVER THE SE GULF AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TODAY. A  
WEAK COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NW GULF OF MEXICO BY WED AND  
DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF BY EARLY THU. LOOKING AHEAD,  
BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTH-CENTRAL UNITED STATES IN  
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT 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 4 FT.   
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING,  
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 FT IN THE MORNING, SUBSIDING  
TO 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE 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  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
WED  
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.   
THU  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT  
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO  
3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
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.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
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