221  
FZNT25 KNHC 171432  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
932 AM EST MON FEB 17 2025  
 
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE  
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED  
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...  
 
SOUTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM EXTREME SOUTHERN FLORIDA  
TO JUST NORTH OF THE NORTH-CENTRAL YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN  
AND EXTEND ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE NORTHERN YUCATAN  
OFFSHORE WATERS THIS EVENING BEFORE MOVING EAST OF THE AREA  
TONIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL PREVAIL  
BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS THE BASIN THIS MORNING, EXCEPT FOR  
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OFFSHORE OF VERACRUZ. ANOTHER COLD FRONT  
WILL ENTER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF BY MIDWEEK AND PROGRESS  
SOUTHEASTWARD, LEADING TO FRESH TO NEAR GALE- FORCE WINDS ACROSS  
NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE BASIN. GALE-FORCE WINDS  
WILL BE POSSIBLE WEST OF THE FRONT OFF TAMPICO, MEXICO WED, AND  
OFF VERACRUZ, MEXICO WED NIGHT INTO THU.  
   
TODAY
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.  
ISOLATED SHOWERS.   
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW TO N  
SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS.   
TUE
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS.   
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS.    
WED
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S OF 24N, S TO SW WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING,  
BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 24N, SW TO W WINDS 10 KT,  
SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
THU
 
S OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N TO NE  
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 24N, N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 FT OR LESS S OF 24N, AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 24N.    
THU NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.   
FRI
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N70W TO EXTREME  
SOUTH, FLORIDA WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N64W TO 26N70W TONIGHT,  
FROM NEAR 31N58W TO 29N65W EARLY TUE, THEN BECOME STATIONARY  
AND WEAKEN FROM 29N55W TO 29N65W EARLY WED. FRESH TO STRONG  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT NORTH OF 29N WILL DIMINISH  
THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT MOVES EASTWARD. ROUGH SEAS OVER MUCH  
OF THE WATERS E OF 65W WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TONIGHT. FRESH TO  
STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST  
FLORIDA OFFSHORE WATERS EARLY WED AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT  
FORECAST TO COME OFF THE COAST WED AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL REACH  
FROM NEAR 31N75W TO PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA WED NIGHT, FROM NEAR  
31N63W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND CENTRAL CUBA THU NIGHT, AND FROM  
NEAR 29N55W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE FRI NIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG  
WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD AND BEHIND THIS SECOND FRONT NORTH OF  
ABOUT 27N THROUGH FRI.  
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND N 15 TO 20 KT N OF  
27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE
 
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED
 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI
 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
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