724
FZNT25 KNHC 200935
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
435 AM EST THU FEB 20 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 VENICE, FLORIDA
SOUTHWESTWARD TO 23N90W TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE
FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO QUICKLY MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE BASIN THROUGH TONIGHT. A GALE WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR OFF VERACRUZ. THESE
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, PEAKING
TO AROUND 19 FT TODAY 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.
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
OFFSHORE WATERS N OF 27N THROUGH FRI, AHEAD AND BEHIND OF A COLD
FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM 31N76W SW TO MELBOURNE, FLORIDA. THE
FRONT WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA EARLY FRI, FROM NEAR
31N57W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE FRI EVENING, FROM 28N55W TO
WESTERN HISPANIOLA FRI NIGHT INTO SAT WHERE IT WILL STALL AND THEN
GRADUALLY LIFT NORTHWARD SAT BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT NIGHT NEAR
THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS. 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 SOUTH OF 25N, INCLUDING THE
FLORIDA STRAITS AND THE GREAT BAHAMA BANK, FRI NIGHT INTO SAT
NIGHT. CONDITIONS BEGIN TO IMPROVE BEGINNING SUN MORNING AS A
SECOND BUT WEAKER COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE NW OFFSHORE WATERS,
REACHING 31N71W TO 29N74W MON NIGHT.
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND NW 15 TO 20 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
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
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
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