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FZNT27 KNHC 182027
OFFN06
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...
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.
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA
TONIGHT
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO
25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
TONIGHT
SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS,
BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE.
MON
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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