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FZNT25 KNHC 180351
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1151 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 E GULF AND E BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH EARLY TUE
MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD. 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 NEAR GALE-FORCE WINDS AND ROUGH
SEAS. WINDS MAY REACH GALE FORCE THU NIGHT OFF VERACRUZ. WINDS
AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE BASIN ON FRI MORNING.
OVERNIGHT
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
NW TO 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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A 1007 MB LOW PRES NEAR 25N57W IS PRODUCING STRONG
TO NEAR GALE-FORCE E-SE WINDS NORTH OF 25N AND BETWEEN 44W AND
61W. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH IN THE AREA DESCRIBED. THESE WINDS AND
SEAS WILL PERSIST IN THE NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE AS THE LOW MOVES
NORTH AND EXITS THE FORECAST WATERS BY WED MORNING. STRONG TO
NEAR GALE- FORCE WINDS WILL PRECEDE AND CONTINUE TO FOLLOW A
COLD FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM 31N73W TO CAMAGUEY, 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.
OVERNIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND NW TO N
20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 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 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING
TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
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