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FZNT25 KNHC 192042
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
342 PM 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.
TONIGHT
S OF 24N, SW WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 24N, W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
S OF 24N, SW TO W WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N IN THE
AFTERNOON. N OF 24N, N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
NW SWELL.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO
NE 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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
S OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NW TO N
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 24N, NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
IN NE SWELL.
MON 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 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 BEGINNING SUN AS AN
EXPECTED DRY COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE NW PART INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK.
TONIGHT
S OF 27N, SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO
10 KT LATE. N OF 27N, SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS N OF 28N. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 28N.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND NW 15 TO 20 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS N OF 28N.
ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 28N.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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