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FZNT25 KNHC 200329
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1029 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 EXTENDS FROM A 1011 MB LOW W OF
THE TAMPA BAY AREA NEAR 28N83W SOUTHWESTWARD TO 23N90W TO
VERACRUZ, MEXICO. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO QUICKLY MOVE
SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE BASIN THROUGH THU
NIGHT. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR OFFSHORE OF
TAMPICO, AND FOR OFF VERACRUZ THROUGH THU EVENING. THESE WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, PEAKING TO
AROUND 19 FT TONIGHT OFF VERACRUZ. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH
DURING THE WEEKEND. A TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM THE
FRONTAL REMNANTS OVER THE WEST-CENTRAL AND SW GULF ON FRI AND
LINGER THROUGH SAT NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS
ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WATERS NORTH OF 22N AND WEST OF 90W FRI
THROUGH SAT NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH ON
SAT NEAR SOUTHERN TEXAS AND TRACK NE NEAR THE REST OF THE TEXAS
COAST THROUGH SUN NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
SETTLE IN OVER THE NW GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK, PRECEDED BY A SURGE
OF MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS FROM THE EASTERN GULF TO
THE SW GULF.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 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
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
OFFSHORE WATERS N OF 28N THROUGH FRI, AHEAD AND BEHIND OF A COLD
FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM 31N77W SW TO CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA
WHERE IT BRIEFLY STALLS. THE FRONT WILL REACH 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. 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 BEGIN
TO IMPROVE BEGINNING SUN AS A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE
NW PART INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W TO 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 WINDS 15 TO 20 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 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NE TO 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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