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FZNT25 KNHC 200925
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
525 AM EDT THU MAR 20 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
A FAST-MOVING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO
NEAR TUXPAN, MEXICO. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SE
GULF WATERS THIS AFTERNOON, BRINGING FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS AND
SEAS BUILDING TO AROUND 9 FT THU NIGHT INTO FRI. WINDS AND SEAS
WILL THEN DIMINISH AS A RIDGE BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT.
TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 20 KT, SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 TO 4 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A WEAKENING, BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED
NEAR BERMUDA CONTINUES TO PRODUCE STRONG TO GALE-FORCE CYCLONIC
WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE SW NORTH ATLANTIC, ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 55W
AND 75W. THESE WINDS RESULT IN ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. WINDS
AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AS THE SYSTEM LIFTS N OF THE
AREA LATER TODAY. MEANWHILE, A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS
THE GULF OF AMERICA WILL SUSTAIN FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS
IN THE NE FLORIDA OFFSHORE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG FRONT
WILL ENTER THE BASIN THIS EVENING AND STRONG TO NEAR GALE- FORCE
NW WINDS AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WILL FOLLOW. THE FRONT IS
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. LOOKING AHEAD, A WEAK COLD FRONT MAY ENTER THE
NW OFFSHORE WATERS MON NIGHT.
TODAY
S OF 27N, E WINDS 5 TO 10 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 IN
NE SWELL.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND W 20 TO 30 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
FRI
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND NW 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,
SUBSIDING TO 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 2 FT OR LESS.
MON
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
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