919
FZNT25 KNHC 190928
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
428 AM EST WED FEB 19 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 EXTENDING FROM SW
LOUISIANA NEAR 29N92W TO SOUTHERN TEXAS NEAR 26N97W WILL 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 THIS
MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT AND OFF VERACRUZ TONIGHT THROUGH THU
NIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS,
PEAKING TO AROUND 18 FT TONIGHT 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. OTHERWISE, DENSE FOG IS
BEING REPORTED OVER THE NW GULF OFFSHORE WATERS AHEAD OF THE
FRONT WITH VISIBILITY LESS THAN 2 NM, EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.
TODAY
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
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 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 31N49W TO 27N65W WHERE
IT STALLS TO 25N72W WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL SUBTROPICAL
ATLANTIC WATERS TODAY. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA OFFSHORE WATERS THIS
AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO COME OFF THE
COAST THIS EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N77W TO
VERO BEACH, FLORIDA TONIGHT, 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.
TODAY
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.
TONIGHT
S OF 27N, SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO SW TO
W 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N, SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND NW 15 TO 20 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND N 20 TO
25 KT N OF 27N. 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 4 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO S TO SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
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