838
FZNT25 KNHC 181902
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
202 PM 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 WILL 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.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
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 TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
S OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 24N, N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N, AND NE TO E
10 TO 15 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N57W TO ANDROS ISLAND
WHERE IT STALLS TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL BECOME FULLY
STATIONARY AND WEAKEN FROM 29N55W TO 27N64W EARLY ON 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.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
WED
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SE TO S 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
S OF 27N, SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW
TO W LATE. N OF 27N, SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
S OF 27N, SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N
IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N, NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 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.
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.
SUN
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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