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FZNT25 KNHC 130330
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1030 PM EST WED FEB 12 2025
...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
ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDS WESTWARD ALONG 29N
INTO THE EASTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON, WHILE AN OLD FRONTAL
BOUNDARY IS STALLED JUST INLAND ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES.
THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD AND ENTER THE NW GULF TONIGHT,
THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM JUST N OF TAMPA BAY TO BROWNSVILLE,
TEXAS TO JUST SOUTH OF VERACRUZ, MEXICO ON FRI. FRESH TO STRONG
S WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THIS FRONT THROUGH TONIGHT,
STRONGEST IN THE CENTRAL GULF. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF THU THROUGH
THU NIGHT, WITH BRIEF GALES OFFSHORE OF TAMPICO LATE THU
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOOKING AHEAD, THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF EARLY SUN AND MOVE SE ACROSS THE
BASIN BY LATE MON AFTERNOON. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE N WINDS
WILL ALSO FOLLOW THIS FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF.
TONIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL
SOUTH OF 25N THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE ATLANTIC RIDGE PERSISTS
ALONG 29N-30N. ASSOCIATED EASTERLY SWELL WILL ALSO LEAD TO ROUGH
SEAS S OF 22N THROUGH THE WEEKEND. GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS WILL
PREVAIL N OF 25N UNTIL THU AFTERNOON, WHEN A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS, SOUTH OF 30N AND TO THE W OF 70W,
BRINGING FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS BEHIND IT. THE FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE EASTWARD INTO THE WEEKEND, THEN STALL AND
WEAKEN E TO W ALONG 27N ON SAT. THE NEXT FRONT WILL EXIT THE SE
U.S. LATE SUN AFTERNOON AND REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE NW
BAHAMAS AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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