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FZNT25 KNHC 172017
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
317 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...
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. 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.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING, SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 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 5 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OF 1034
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 JUST 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 31N74W TO SE FLORIDA FRI MORNING, AND FROM
31N67W TO EASTERN CUBA BY SAT MORNING. THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD WHILE THE SOUTH PART BECOME
STATIONARY ACROSS THE SE BAHAMAS AND EASTERN CUBA ON SUN MORNING.
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
TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SE TO S 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS.
THU
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
NW TO N 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.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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