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FZNT25 KNHC 190339
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1039 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 ARCTIC COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH THE
TEXAS COAST TONIGHT, MOVE INTO THE NW GULF EARLY WED, AND SWEEP
ACROSS THE REST OF THE BASIN THROUGH THU NIGHT. A GALE WARNING
IS EFFECT FOR THE NW GULF FOR NEAR GALE NORTH WINDS WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE, AND ALSO FOR OFFSHORE OF TAMPICO
FOR GALE-FORCE NORTH WINDS DEVELOPING WEST OF THE FRONT WED AND
WED NIGHT AND OFF VERACRUZ FOR WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT.
THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, PEAKING TO
AROUND 18 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.
CONDITIONS IMPROVE SUN AND SUN NIGHT.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 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. 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 9 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N55W TO 27N66W WHERE
IT STALLS TO 26N74W WILL BECOME FULLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN FROM
29N55W TO 27N64W EARLY ON WED. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS
WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA OFFSHORE WATERS WED
MORNING AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO COME OFF THE
COAST WED EVENING. 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 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 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N, SW TO W WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 3 TO 5 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
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW TO W AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
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