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FZNT25 KNHC 161503
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1003 AM EST TUE DEC 16 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 LOCALLY STRONG NE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS
ACROSS THE SE WATERS, INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA, WILL
GRADUALLY DECREASE BY EARLY WED. A RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF
REGION THROUGH THU, WITH WINDS VEERING TO THE S AND SW AHEAD OF
THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF THU
EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL REACH FROM SW FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS FRI
EVENING, THEN BEGIN TO LIFT NORTHWARD AND DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT.
TODAY
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO SW 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N53W TO NEAR 25N65W
WHERE IT BECOMES A STATIONARY FRONT THAT CONTINUES SW ACROSS THE
SE BAHAMAS AND EAST-CENTRAL CUBA. FRESH TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS
PREVAIL NORTH OF THE FRONT TO ABOUT 28N THIS MORNING AND WILL
GENERALLY PERSIST THROUGH WED BEFORE DIMINISHING. THE FRONT WILL
DRIFT SOUTHEASTWARD TO THE EAST OF 65W THROUGH WED, AND REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY WEST OF 65W BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE WED. LARGE N
SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS BEHIND
THE FRONT THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE SUBSIDING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BRIEFLY DOMINATE THE AREA WED THROUGH THU NIGHT AS THE FRONT
DISSIPATES. A LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY, AND OVER THE FAR NE OFFSHORE ZONES ON THU. THIS
SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD AND EXIT THE AREA FRI. THE NEXT
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS FRI, REACH FROM NEAR
BERMUDA TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT MORNING, THE QUICKLY WEAKEN
AND DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT.
TODAY
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND E 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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