564  
FZNT25 KNHC 210144  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
844 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
 
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS OFF VERACRUZ WILL DIMINISH TO  
FRESH SPEEDS THROUGH SAT. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WEST-  
CENTRAL AND SW GULF ON FRI AND LINGER THROUGH SAT NIGHT WHILE  
WEAKENING. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH ON SAT  
NEAR SOUTH TEXAS, THEN TRACK NE THROUGH SUN NIGHT BEFORE  
WEAKENING THROUGH SUN NIGHT. THE LOW WILL DRAG A FRONTAL  
BOUNDARY SOUTHEASTWARD TO JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE BASIN BY LATE  
TUE. MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE BOUNDARY AS  
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE NW GULF.  
   
TONIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON
 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR  
LESS.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 31N67W SOUTHWESTWARD  
TO WEST-CENTRAL CUBA. THE FRONT WILL 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 WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES  
ACROSS THE WESTERN PART OF THE AREA.  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N, AND 5 TO  
7 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
 
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 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND  
3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N,  
AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.    
MON
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND  
3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 FT  
OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.    
TUE
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
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