206  
FZNT25 KNHC 202018  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
318 PM 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 COLD FRONT JUST SE OF THE BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO  
PUSH AWAY FROM THE AREA THROUGH FRI NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL  
THEN BUILD OVER THE REGION ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO DIMINISH INTO  
EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
   
TONIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 9 FT IN NE  
SWELL.    
SAT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
SW WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N 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 NEAR 31N69W SOUTHWESTWARD  
TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND TO WEST-CENTRAL CUBA. FRESH TO STRONG  
WINDS ARE PRESENTLY NORTH OF 26N AHEAD AND BEHIND THE FRONT. THE  
FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N62W TO 26N70W AND TO EAST-CENTRAL  
CUBA EARLY FRI, FROM NEAR 31N56W TO 25N56W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE  
EARLY FRI EVENING, AND FROM NEAR 28N55W TO HAITI EARLY SAT. THE  
FRONT WILL BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR  
26N55W TO 24N60W, CONTINUING AS A STATIONARY FRONT TO HAITI SAT  
NIGHT AND DISSIPATING SOON AFTERWARD. ITS REMNANT TROUGH WILL  
DRIFT BACK WEST TOWARD THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS THROUGH MON WHILE  
DISSIPATING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL  
LEAD TO FRESH TO STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS SOUTH OF 25N, INCLUDING  
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE GREAT BAHAMA BANK FRI NIGHT INTO  
SAT NIGHT. CONDITIONS BEGIN TO IMPROVE BEGINNING SUN MORNING AND  
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A RATHER WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE  
WESTERN PART OF THE AREA.  
   
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 S OF 27N, AND E 10 TO 15 KT N OF  
27N. 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 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE  
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
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