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FZNT25 KNHC 191453
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1053 AM EDT WED MAR 19 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
MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO GENTLE
TO MODERATE SPEEDS ACROSS THE GULF WATERS TODAY AHEAD OF THE
NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE COAST OF TEXAS BY THIS
EVENING. FRESH TO NEAR GALE-FORCE N TO NW WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE
FRONT, WHICH IS FORECAST TO REACH FROM PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA TO
VERACRUZ, MEXICO THU MORNING BEFORE IT MOVES E OF THE BASIN
EARLY ON FRI. BRIEF MINIMAL GALES ARE EXPECTED OFF VERACRUZ WITH
THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT THU. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH
ACROSS THE BASIN FRI MORNING THROUGH SAT NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE
DEVELOPS OVER THE NE GULF. A SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA WILL MOVE INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AT NIGHT FRI
THROUGH SUN, ENHANCING WINDS TO FRESH TO STRONG SPEEDS IN THE
PENINSULA ADJACENT WATERS.
THIS AFTERNOON
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT.
TONIGHT
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.
THU NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
NEAR TO GALE-FORCE WNW WINDS AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH
SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED NEAR
BERMUDA WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE OFFSHORE WATERS NE AND E OF
THE BAHAMAS THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. AFTERWARD, WINDS AND SEAS
WILL START TO DIMINISH AS THE BROAD NON-TROPICAL SYSTEM MOVES E
AND THEN LIFT N OF THE AREA THU EVENING. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY
WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NE FLORIDA OFFSHORE WATERS ON THU
AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW
OFFSHORE WATERS THU EVENING. STRONG TO NEAR GALE-FORCE NW WINDS
AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WILL FOLLOW THIS FRONT, WHICH IS
FORECAST TO REACH FROM 31N71W TO ANDROS ISLAND AND W CUBA FRI
MORNING, AND FROM 31N57W TO THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS SAT MORNING WHERE
IT STALL BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE SAT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD NE
TO E OF THE BAHAMAS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THE REMAINDER
WEEKEND.
THIS AFTERNOON
S OF 27N, NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
N OF 27N, NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
S OF 27N, NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, SHIFTING TO S TO
SW IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N, SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND W 20 TO
30 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL,
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
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