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FZNT25 KNHC 202051
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
351 PM 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
AN ILL-DEFINED COLD FRONT MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHWARD
THROUGH THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO AND YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS
AFTERNOON WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE S OF 20N ON SAT. MODERATE TO
LOCALLY FRESH N TO NE WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS WILL PREVAIL
ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH TONIGHT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GULF LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG N WINDS
ARE BRIEFLY EXPECTED 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 A BROAD
RIDGE SHIFTS SLOWLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S. AND GULF
BASIN.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE 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 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
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
WIDESPREAD FRESH SE TO S WINDS AND MODERATE NE SWELL
OCCURRING NORTH OF 15N AND EAST OF THE BAHAMAS WILL SLOWLY
DIMINISH THROUGH SAT, AS HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING SOUTHWEST INTO
THE REGION WEAKENS AND DRIFTS EASTWARD. AN ILL-DEFINED COLD
FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N72W THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND
INTO CENTRAL CUBA ALONG 80W WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEASTWARD
THROUGH THE WEEKEND, REACHING FROM 31N67W TO EASTERN CUBA BY
SAT MORNING, THEN WEAKEN FROM 31N61W TO FAR E PORTIONS OF CUBA
SUN MORNING. FRESH TO STRONG W TO NW WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL
OCCUR N OF 28N AND BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT. LOOKING AHEAD,
WIDESPREAD FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL
REDEVELOP NORTH OF 20N SUN NIGHT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AS
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND
INTO THE LOCAL REGION, BEHIND A REINFORCING COLD FRONT.
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 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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