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FZNT25 KNHC 191536
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1036 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 COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE BASIN
THROUGH LATE THU, FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG NORTHEAST TO EAST
WINDS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO LAST INTO FRI NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING
TO MOSTLY MODERATE SPEEDS THROUGH SUN NIGHT. SEAS WILL BUILD TO
AROUND 11 FT THU NIGHT IN N SWELL, THEN BEGIN TO SUBSIDE
AFTERWARD. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE IN OVER THE REGION
DURING THE WEEKEND ALLOWING FOR RATHER TRANQUIL MARINE CONDITIONS
TO TAKE HOLD OF THE FORECAST WATERS.
TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
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 NW TO N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
THU
S OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NW TO N
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 24N, N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N47W TO 28N61W WHERE IT
BECOMES STATIONARY TO 27N66W AND TO 25N73W. THE FRONT WILL BEGIN
TO WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS E OF 55W THIS EVENING ACROSS THE CENTRAL
SUBTROPICAL ATLANTIC WATERS. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE NE FLORIDA OFFSHORE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD
OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT THAT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NW
FORECAST WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR
31N77W TO VERO BEACH, FLORIDA TONIGHT, FROM NEAR 31N75W TO SOUTH
FLORIDA EARLY THU, FROM NEAR 31N63W TO 26N70W AND TO EASTERN CUBA
EARLY FRI, FROM NEAR 29N55W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE FRI NIGHT,
THEN 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
NORTHEAST 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 AN EXPECTED DRY COLD FRONT MOVES
ACROSS THE NW 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 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS N OF 28N.
TONIGHT
S OF 27N, SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW TO W
5 TO 10 KT LATE. N OF 27N, SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS N OF 27N.
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 S OF 27N, AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N.
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
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO S TO SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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