193  
FZNT25 KNHC 171525  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1025 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...  
 
SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO  
   
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.  
   
TODAY
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU
 
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 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 4 TO 5 FT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OF  
1035 MB LOCATED NE OF BERMUDA AND A LOW-LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE SE  
BAHAMAS AND EASTERN CUBA CONTINUES TO SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG E  
WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS E OF THE BAHAMAS TO ABOUT 65W. A COLD FRONT  
IS MOVING ACROSS THE NE WATERS PRODUCING FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG  
WINDS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH E OF THE BAHAMAS ON WED BUT INCREASE  
ACROSS THE WATERS S OF 27N BETWEEN 55W AND 70W AS THE ATLANTIC  
HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EASTWARD. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY THU  
NIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS E OF AREA. 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
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT
 
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. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
WED NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
THU
 
SE TO S 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
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
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