851
FZNT25 KNHC 181519
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1019 AM EST THU DEC 18 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
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A RIDGE ACROSS THE
WESTERN ATLANTIC AND A SURFACE TROUGH ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF
WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG SE TO S WINDS TODAY ACROSS THE
EASTERN GULF THAT WILL SHIFT NORTHWARD INTO THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH. OTHERWISE, WINDS ACROSS THE
REST OF THE BASIN WILL VEER TO THE S AND SW TODAY AHEAD OF THE
NEXT COLD FRONT, WHICH IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF THIS
EVENING. THE FRONT WILL THEN REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO
NEAR BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS BY FRI MORNING, FROM SW FLORIDA TO NE
MEXICO FRI EVENING, THEN BEGIN TO LIFT NORTHWARD AND DISSIPATE
THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE NE GULF SAT
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN.
TODAY
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NW 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.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
LOW PRESSURE OF 1014 MB IS LOCATED NEAR 28N58W WITH
A WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH 22N65W.
THE LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED AND
DEEPEN TODAY AS IT MOVES SLOWLY E-NE ACROSS THE FAR NE ZONES.
GALE-FORCE WINDS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING WITHIN ABOUT 60 NM OF THE
LOW CENTER. VERY ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE W SEMICIRCLE
OF THE LOW CENTER LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH FRI MORNING, WITH
WINDS INCREASING TO STRONG GALES THIS EVENING, BEFORE THE LOW
BEGINS TO SLOWLY WEAKEN AND GRADUALLY EXITS THE FORECAST AREA SAT
MORNING. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS FRI
AFTERNOON, REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT
MORNING, THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM 31N60W TO THE NW BAHAMAS SAT
EVENING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MAY MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT.
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI
S OF 27N, S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO W IN THE
AFTERNOON. N OF 27N, SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL.
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