849  
FZNT25 KNHC 200851  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
351 AM EST FRI DEC 20 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 STRAITS  
THROUGH THE SOUTH-CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT  
SOUTHWARD TODAY, AND DISSIPATE NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL ON SAT.  
MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH N TO NE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE  
BASIN THROUGH TONIGHT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL PROGRESS  
SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT  
THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG N WINDS WILL BE  
POSSIBLE ALONG AND BEHIND THIS FRONT IN THE NORTHERN GULF LATE  
TONIGHT. MODERATE NE TO E WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND  
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE FRONTS WEAKEN AND RIDGING BUILDS  
OVER EASTERN MEXICO.  
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
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 3 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 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO  
31N76W WILL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED TODAY BEFORE REACHING FROM  
31N68W TO WESTERN CUBA BY SAT MORNING, THEN WEAKEN FROM 31N59W TO  
CENTRAL CUBA SUN MORNING. FRESH TO STRONG W TO NW WINDS AND ROUGH  
SEAS WILL OCCUR BEHIND THE FRONT N OF 28N. LOOKING AHEAD,  
WIDESPREAD FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL  
REDEVELOP OFF THE COAST OF FLORIDA SUN NIGHT THROUGH EARLY NEXT  
WEEK AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION BEHIND THE  
WEAKENING FRONT.  
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 10 KT S OF 27N, AND NW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
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.    
SAT
 
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
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