778  
FZNT25 KNHC 210252  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
952 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
 
A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO  
TONIGHT AND DRIFT SOUTHWARD THIS WEEKEND BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER  
THE EASTERN BASIN ON SUN. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG N TO NE WINDS  
WILL OCCUR ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT INTO EARLY SAT NORTH  
OF 28N. OTHERWISE, MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH N TO NE WINDS WILL  
PREVAIL OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF TONIGHT THROUGH SAT IN THE  
WAKE OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT IN THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN BASIN. HIGH  
PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES THIS WEEKEND  
AND DRIFT SLOWLY EASTWARD, AND RIDGING WILL EXTEND INTO THE GULF  
OF MEXICO, RESULTING INTO MODERATE NE TO E WINDS THIS WEEKEND INTO  
NEXT WEEK.  
   
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
 
A SERIES OF COLD FRONTS MOVING OFF THE SOUTHEASTERN  
COAST OF THE UNITED STATES WILL PROGRESS SLOWLY EASTWARD THIS  
WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS WILL OCCUR  
BEHIND THESE FRONTS NORTH OF 27.5N THROUGH SAT MORNING, WITH THE  
STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING NORTH OF 29.5N AND WEST OF 72W. ROUGH  
SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE FRONTS WILL SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST,  
WITH SEAS IN EXCESS OF 8 FT OCCURRING NORTH OF 27N. LOOKING AHEAD,  
WIDESPREAD FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL  
REDEVELOP SUN NIGHT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AS STRONG HIGH  
PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND INTO THE LOCAL  
REGION, BEHIND A WEAKENING 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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