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FZNT25 KNHC 181532
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1132 AM EDT TUE MAR 18 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 NE WINDS IN THE SE GULF, THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA AND THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL DIMINISH TO MODERATE SPEEDS
THIS EVENING AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO LESS THAN 8 FT. MEANWHILE,
A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT IN THE WESTERN HALF OF THE BASIN
WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF FRESH TO STRONG S
WINDS THROUGH WED MORNING, AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THE
FRONT WILL COME OFF THE COAST OF TEXAS WED MORNING, 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 N WINDS
AND ROUGH SEAS, EXCEPT FOR POSSIBLE BRIEF GALES OFF VERACRUZ THU
AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE BASIN ON FRI
MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL ESTABLISH ACROSS THE BASIN
AFTERWARD.
THIS AFTERNOON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
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 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
SAT
NE TO 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
FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS IN THE E
SEMICIRCLE OF A NON-TROPICAL LOW OF 1008 MB NEAR 25N58W WILL
CONTINUE AFFECT THE OFFSHORE WATERS N OF 21N AND E OF 62W
THROUGH THIS EVENING AS THE LOW OPEN OPENS INTO A TROUGH AND
MOVES N OF THE AREA. STRONG TO NEAR GALE-FORCE WINDS WILL
PRECEDE AND CONTINUE TO FOLLOW A COLD FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM
31N67W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS INTO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. THE
FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO N HISPANIOLA THIS AFTERNOON,
AND FROM 31N60W TO PUERTO RICO WED MORNING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG THIS FRONT TONIGHT INTO WED, WHICH
WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF GALE-FORCE WINDS AND VERY ROUGH
SEAS BETWEEN BERMUDA AND THE BAHAMAS TONIGHT THROUGH WED
AFTERNOON. AFTERWARD, WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THU NIGHT. LOOKING AHEAD, FRESH TO
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NE FLORIDA OFFSHORE
WATERS ON THU AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT FORECAST TO ENTER THE
NW OFFSHORE WATERS LATE THU INTO THU EVENING. NEAR GALE-FORCE NW
WINDS WILL FOLLOW THIS FRONT, WHICH IS FORECAST TO REACH FROM
BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE FRI. THE FRONT WILL MOVE E OF
THE AREA ON SAT.
THIS AFTERNOON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND N 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND NW TO N 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
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 TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
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