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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1022 AM EST THU DEC 19 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 EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO
NE MEXICO WILL PROGRESS SOUTHEASTWARD TODAY BEFORE WEAKENING ON
FRI THEN DISSIPATING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF ON SAT. FRESH N TO
NE WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT THIS MORNING.
OTHERWISE, MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH N TO NE WINDS WILL PREVAIL
OVER THE BASIN TODAY. ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE
NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO FRI NIGHT AND PROGRESS SOUTHWARD THROUGH
THE WEEKEND BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF 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 PREVAIL 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 NE TO E WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE GULF OF MEXICO INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK.
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
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 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A BROAD FETCH OF FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NE TO E
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY FOR AREAS NORTH OF 15N AND BETWEEN THE
SE BAHAMAS AND 55W, AS A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT PREVAILS
BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE IN THE NORTH-CENTRAL ATLANTIC AND THE
COLOMBIAN LOW. VERY ROUGH SEAS TO 12 FT WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON FROM 18N TO 24N EAST OF 68W WITH STRONGEST WINDS.
ROUGH SEAS NORTH OF 15N TODAY WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE FROM
NORTH TO SOUTH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SAT. SOUTH OF 15N,
MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH TRADES AND ROUGH SEAS WILL PREVAIL TODAY
BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH TO MODERATE SPEEDS ON FRI. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES LATE
TONIGHT AND STALL, THEN ENTER THE NW ZONES OFF OF FLORIDA ON FRI,
AND REACH FROM 31N68W TO WESTERN CUBA BY SAT MORNING, THEN WEAKEN
FROM 31N60W TO NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SUN MORNING. FRESH TO
STRONG N TO NW WINDS WILL OCCUR BEHIND THE FRONT N OF 28N. LOOKING
AHEAD, WIDESPREAD FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS
WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS AREAS NORTH OF 20N EARLY NEXT WEEK AS
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION BEHIND THE WEAKENING
FRONT.
TODAY
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
N 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 TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND NW 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
SAT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E 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
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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