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FZNT25 KNHC 181413
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
913 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 STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NW
GULF TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH THU
NIGHT. A GALE WARNING IS EFFECT FOR MOST WESTERN GULF ZONES AS
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.
THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, PEAKING
AROUND 14 FT WED NIGHT OFF TAMPICO. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH
DURING THE WEEKEND. A TROUGH WILL LIKELY DEVELOP FROM THE
FRONTAL REMNANTS OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF ON FRI AND LINGER
THROUGH SAT NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. 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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S OF 24N, SW WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 24N, SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT,
SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
S OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N TO NE
10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON, SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 8
FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 24N, N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
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. CONDITIONS
DIMINISH SUN AND SUN NIGHT AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS
THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE AREA.
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 LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. N OF 27N, SW TO W
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 4 TO 6 FT.
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