934
FZNT25 KNHC 180926
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
426 AM EST TUE FEB 18 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 STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA AND WEAKENING TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL DISSIPATE
TODAY. FRESH TO STRONG SE WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTH-
CENTRAL GULF LATER TODAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST
TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF TONIGHT AND SWEEP ACROSS THE BASIN
THROUGH THU NIGHT. A TROUGH WILL LIKELY DEVELOP FROM THE FRONT
REMNANTS OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF ON FRI AND LINGER THROUGH
SAT NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. NEAR GALE NORTH WINDS WITH FREQUENT
GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER THE NW GULF WED
WHILE GALE-FORCE NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEST OF THE FRONT OFF
TAMPICO, MEXICO WED AND WED NIGHT AND OFF VERACRUZ, MEXICO WED
NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE, FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD, BECOMING MORE CONFINED TO THE
WATERS NORTH OF 22N AND WEST OF 90W FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT.
TODAY
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING
TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N58W TO ANDROS ISLAND
WHERE IT STALLS TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL BECOME FULLY
STATIONARY AND WEAKEN FROM 29N55W TO 27N64W EARLY WED. FRESH SW
WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT NORTH OF 29N WILL DIMINISH THIS MORNING
AS THE FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE EASTWARD. FRESH TO STRONG
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
FLORIDA OFFSHORE WATERS WED AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT
FORECAST TO COME OFF THE COAST WED AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT WILL
REACH FROM NEAR 31N77W TO VERO BEACH, FLORIDA WED NIGHT, FROM
NEAR 31N63W TO THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS AND EASTERN CUBA THU NIGHT,
FROM NEAR 29N55W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE FRI NIGHT AND BEGIN TO
WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 26N55W TO 22N64W TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE SAT NIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD AND
BEHIND THIS SECOND FRONT NORTH OF ABOUT 27N THROUGH FRI. STRONG
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SAT AND SAT NIGHT IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT. THE RESULTANT TIGHT GRADIENT WILL BRING FRESH TO STRONG
NE WINDS TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE GREAT BAHAMA BANK
PRIMARILY SOUTH OF 25N FRI NIGHT INTO SAT NIGHT.
TODAY
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
S OF 27N, SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW
TO W AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N, SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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