738  
FZNT25 KNHC 220136  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
836 PM 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  
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS OFF VERACRUZ WILL DIMINISH TO  
FRESH SPEEDS SAT AFTERNOON. A TROUGH OVER THE WEST-CENTRAL AND  
SW GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT NIGHT. LOW  
PRESSURE WILL FORM ALONG THE TROUGH ON SAT NEAR THE LOWER TEXAS  
COAST. THE LOW WILL TRACK NE THROUGH EARLY SUN NIGHT, THEN  
QUICKLY E TO SE TOWARD SOUTHERN FLORIDA ON MON. A COLD FRONT  
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 THROUGH WED NIGHT  
IN ITS WAKE WITH TRANQUIL MARINE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE BASIN.  
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS  
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 31N55W SOUTHWESTWARD  
TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS, THEN BECOMES STATIONARY TO CENTRAL CUBA.  
THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 26N55W TO  
24N60W SAT NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE IN THE  
WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL LEAD TO FRESH TO STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS  
SOUTH OF 25N AND WEST OF THE FRONT, INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF  
FLORIDA INTO SAT NIGHT. CONDITIONS IMPROVE SUN INTO EARLY MON.  
BROAD LOW PRESSURE FROM THE GULF WILL QUICKLY APPROACH SOUTH  
FLORIDA MON, AND TRACK NE TO NORTH 31N BY LATE TUE NIGHT WITH A  
TRAILING COLD FRONT ACROSS THE WESTERN PART OF THE AREA. BY LATE  
WED NIGHT, FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WILL BE CONFINED TO THE NE  
PART OF THE AREA.  
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N, AND  
4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SE 10 TO  
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT  
N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS  
2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.    
MON  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 TO  
4 FT N OF 27N.    
MON NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N, SEAS 2 FT OR LESS,  
BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. N OF 27N, SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND  
3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND  
3 FT N OF 27N.    
WED  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 FT  
N OF 27N.    
WED NIGHT  
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS  
3 FT, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.  
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