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FZNT27 KNHC 200925
OFFN06
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...
SYNOPSIS
A FAST-MOVING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA
TO NEAR TUXPAN, MEXICO. ASCAT AND MARINE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE
THAT FRESH TO NEAR GALE-FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS ARE OCCURRING
BEHIND THE FRONT. GUSTS MAY OCCASIONALLY REACH GALE FORCE EARLY
THIS MORNING. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH FROM TAMPA, FLORIDA
TO VERACRUZ, MEXICO THU AFTERNOON BEFORE IT MOVES E OF THE BASIN
EARLY ON FRI. BRIEF MINIMAL GALES ARE EXPECTED OFF VERACRUZ WITH
THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT THU AFTERNOON. VERY ROUGH SEAS ARE
EXPECTED THE STRONGEST WINDS. 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. LOOKING AHEAD, THE NEXT COLD FRONT
WILL COME OFF TEXAS SUN NIGHT INTO MON.
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
TODAY
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS,
BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE.
MON
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
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