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FZNT25 KNHC 190254
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
954 PM EST WED DEC 18 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 COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF
MEXICO WILL PROGRESS SOUTHEASTWARD OVERNIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING
ON THU. ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NORTHERN GULF OF
MEXICO FRI NIGHT AND PROGRESS SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE WEEKEND
BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE SUN. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG N WINDS AND A
MODEST INCREASE SEAS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND BEHIND THIS FRONT FRI
NIGHT IN THE NORTHERN GULF. MODERATE NE WINDS WILL THEN OCCUR
ACROSS THE BASIN ON SAT. LOOKING AHEAD, BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE
WILL SHIFT SLOWLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN UNITED STATES LATE
SAT THROUGH MON, LEADING TO MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH NE TO E
WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE BASIN INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THU AS
A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT PREVAILS BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE IN THE
CENTRAL ATLANTIC, A DECAYING COLD FRONT IN THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC
AND THE COLOMBIAN LOW. ROUGH SEAS IN EXCESS OF 8 FT WILL PREVAIL
NORTH OF 15N THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK BEFORE SEAS BEGIN TO
SLOWLY SUBSIDE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH LATE THU THROUGH EARLY SAT. A
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED
STATES LATE THU AND STALL, THEN ENTER THE NW ZONES OFF OF FLORIDA
FRI, AND REACH FROM 31N71W TO WESTERN CUBA BY SAT MORNING. FRESH
TO STRONG N TO NW WINDS WILL OCCUR BEHIND THE FRONT. LOOKING
AHEAD, WIDESPREAD FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS
WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS AREAS NORTH OF 20N EARLY NEXT WEEK.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SE TO S 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND NW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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