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FZNT25 KNHC 162016
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
316 PM 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 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 WED EVENING.
THIS FRONT WILL REACH FROM SW FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO FRI EVENING,
THEN BEGIN TO LIFT NORTHWARD AND DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 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.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO
3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 30N50W TO NEAR 26N60W WHERE
IT BECOMES A STATIONARY FRONT THAT CONTINUES SW ACROSS THE SE
BAHAMAS. FRESH TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS PREVAIL NORTH OF THE FRONT
TO ABOUT 28N, AND THESE WINDS WILL GENERALLY PERSIST THROUGH WED
BEFORE DIMINISHING. LARGE N SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS
THE REGIONAL WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE
SUBSIDING. THE FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY, EXTENDING FROM
26N55W TO NEAR 21N70W BY WED MORNING. A LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST
TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY, AND OVER THE FAR NE OFFSHORE
ZONES ON THU. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE NW QUADRANT OF
THE LOW CENTER THU THROUGH FRI AS IT LIFTS N OF THE FORECAST REGION.
THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS FRI, REACH FROM
NEAR BERMUDA TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT MORNING, AND FROM 31N55W
TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS ON SUN MORNING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MAY MOVE
OFF NE FLORIDA BY SUN NIGHT.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
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 S OF 27N, AND E TO SE 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND SE 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW TO 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.
SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
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