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FZNT25 KNHC 182027
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
327 PM 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 OVER THE EASTERN GULF IS
PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG SE TO S WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE
EASTERN HALF OF GULF. THESE WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHWARD INTO THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH. OTHERWISE,
WINDS ACROSS THE REST OF THE BASIN ARE VEERING TO THE S AND SW
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 NE MEXICO BY FRI MORNING, FROM SW FLORIDA TO NE
MEXICO FRI EVENING, THEN BEGIN TO LIFT NORTHWARD AND DISSIPATE
THROUGH SAT. THEN, A RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS THIS
UPCOMING WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
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 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
LOW PRESSURE OF 1013 MB IS LOCATED NEAR 29N57W WITH
A WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH 24N62W.
THE LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED AND
DEEPEN LATER 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 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 IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS SUN
NIGHT, AND REACH FROM 31N60W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY MON EVENING,
AND FROM 29N55W TO SE FLORIDA TUE MORNING WHILE DISSIPATING.
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 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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