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FZNT25 KNHC 212100
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
400 PM EST SAT DEC 21 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
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. EXTENDS
SOUTHWESTWARD INTO NE MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON, PRODUCING MODERATE
N TO NE WINDS OVER THE GULF WATERS. THIS HIGH PRESSURE WILL
SHIFT SLOWLY EASTWARD THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK, RESULTING
IN MODERATE E TO SE WINDS LATE SUN INTO TUE, BECOMING SE TO S
WED AND THU. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NW GULF ON THU.
TONIGHT
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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 4 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
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS,
BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N65W TO THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS AND EAST-CENTRAL CUBA THIS AFTERNOON, AND WILL PROGRESS
SLOWLY SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. FARTHER EAST, A
BROAD RIDGE IS DRIFT EASTWARD, AND WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO
FRESH S TO SE WINDS ALONG THE W PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE,
GENERALLY NORTH OF 20N AND EAST OF 60W THROUGH TONIGHT. SOUTH OF
20N, MODERATE TO BRIEFLY FRESH TRADES WILL PREVAIL INTO THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. AN INVERTED TROUGH IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP
EAST OF THE BAHAMAS SUN THEN DRIFT WESTWARD TO ALONG THE EAST
COAST OF FLORIDA BY LATE MON. A LOW CENTER IS LIKELY TO FORM
NEAR THE NE FLORIDA COAST MON NIGHT AND SHIFT NORTHWARD. A
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL SHIFT INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC
DURING THIS TIME. THE TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE
HIGH PRESSURE, THE LINGERING FRONT, AND THE TROUGH WILL INDUCE
A BROAD SWATH OF FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS AND VERY ROUGH
SEAS TO THE EAST OF THE BAHAMAS MON AFTERNOON, SHIFTING
WESTWARD ACROSS THE BAHAMAS THROUGH TUE, THEN QUICKLY DIMINISH.
THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ALIGN NEARLY W TO E ALONG ABOUT
21N BY TUE NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING ON WED.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND N 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND NE TO E
15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND E 15 TO 20 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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