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FZNT25 KNHC 211501
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1001 AM EST FRI FEB 21 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
IN THE WAKE OF A RECENT COLD FRONT, STRONG HIGH IS
BUILDING ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. AND GULF. THE HIGH PRESSURE
WILL SHIFT EASTWARD SAT AND SAT NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF ON SUN AND SUN NIGHT. THE LOW WILL TRACK
EASTWARD ACROSS TOWARD THE CENTRAL OR SOUTHERN FLORIDA DURING
MON. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL TRAIL FROM THE LOW AS IT MOVES ACROSS
THE BASIN. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND THE LOW
PRESSURE WHILE MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE
BOUNDARY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF TUE
AND TUE NIGHT IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM.
TODAY
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 31N60W SOUTHWESTWARD
TO 26N71W AND TO 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 IMPROVE SUN
INTO EARLY MON. LATER DURING MON, LOW PRESSURE FROM THE GULF WILL
APPROACH CENTRAL OR SOUTHERN FLORIDA, AND QUICKLY TRACK NE
THROUGH LATE TUE DRAGGING A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE WESTERN
PART OF THE AREA. FRESH TO NEAR GALE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE LOW PRESSURE AND FRONTAL BOUNDARY ALONG WITH
BUILDING SEAS.
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND SE 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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