865  
FZNT27 KNHC 172016  
OFFN06  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
316 PM 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. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NW GULF OF  
MEXICO BY WED AFTERNOON 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. THEN, GENTLE TO MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS  
ARE EXPECTED ON SUN.  
 
NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO  
   
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.    
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 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 TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
 
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO  
   
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED  
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
WED NIGHT  
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT  
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS,  
BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE.    
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.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS,  
BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE.  
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