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FZNT25 KNHC 172104
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
504 PM EDT MON MAR 17 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
FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH EARLY TUE MORNING AS HIGH
PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT THAT
MOVED OUT OF THE BASIN DURING THE MORNING HOURS. FRESH TO STRONG
SE WIND WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE GULF TONIGHT
INTO TUE AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO COME OFF THE
COAST OF TEXAS WED MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SOUTHERN
ALABAMA TO VERACRUZ WED NIGHT, FROM CAPE CORAL TO THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA THU AFTERNOON, AND EXIT THE BASIN THU NIGHT INTO FRI.
THE FRONT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH
SEAS THAT WILL START TO DIMINISH FRI MORNING.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
THU
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
GALE-FORCE NE TO E WINDS WILL PREVAIL IN THE
NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE OF A 1007 MB LOW NEAR 25N56W THROUGH THIS
EVENING AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE NE OF THE LOW STARTS TO WEAKEN.
HOWEVER, FRESH TO NEAR GALE-FORCE WINDS AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH
SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE OFFSHORE
ZONES E OF 63W AND N OF 23N THROUGH TUE EVENING. STRONG TO NEAR
GALE-FORCE WINDS WILL PRECEDE AND CONTINUE TO FOLLOW A COLD FRONT
THAT EXTENDS FROM 30N75W TO ANDROS ISLAND TO WESTERN CUBA. THE
FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N68W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS AND EASTERN
CUBA TUE MORNING, AND FROM 31N60W TO PUERTO RICO WED MORNING. A
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG THIS FRONT TUE
NIGHT, WHICH WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF GALE-FORCE WINDS AND
VERY ROUGH SEAS BETWEEN BERMUDA AND THE BAHAMAS TUE NIGHT THROUGH
WED. AFTERWARD, WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH THU NIGHT. LOOKING AHEAD, A THIRD STRONG FRONT IS
FORECAST TO COME OFF THE FLORIDA NE COAST THU.
TONIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND NW 20 TO 25 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
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