711  
FZNT25 KNHC 312041  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
341 PM EST WED DEC 31 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
 
HIGH PRESSURE HAS BEGUN TO SETTLE IN OVER THE AREA.  
THE RELATED GRADIENT WILL PROVIDE FOR MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS  
OVER THE BASIN THROUGH THU. SEAS WILL BE RELATIVELY LOW WITH  
THESE WINDS. FRESH WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY DEVELOP OVER THE  
NORTHERN GULF BY LATE WEEK AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT  
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES. A COLD FRONT WILL  
EXTEND FROM THE LOW ACROSS THE FORECAST WATERS, REACHING THE  
EASTERN GULF ON SUN WHILE WEAKENING, THEN MOVE TO SOUTH OF THE  
AREA SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY  
ACCOMPANY THE FRONT.  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.    
THU
 
N WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN  
5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS  
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.   
FRI
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.   
FRI NIGHT
 
S OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE  
TO S 10 KT LATE. N OF 24N, S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.   
SAT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW  
10 KT LATE. N OF 24N, SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.   
SUN
 
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 24N, AND 3  
TO 5 FT N OF 24N.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
 
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR 31N62W TO THE  
SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS AND TO EASTERN CUBA WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES  
ACROSS THE EASTERN OFFSHORE WATERS THU, AND WHILE ITS SOUTHERN  
PORTION BECOMES STATIONARY. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG SOUTHWEST  
WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL PREVAIL AHEAD OF THE FRONT, GENERALLY  
NORTH OF 26N, THROUGH TONIGHT. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG WEST WINDS  
AND ROUGH SEAS MAY DEVELOP OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN FLORIDA ON  
THU AS A COLD FRONT PASSES NORTH OF THE WATERS. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE  
WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC ALLOWING FOR  
MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS OVER THE REST OF THE  
WATERS FOR LATE WEEK. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT  
EASTWARD ON SAT AS LOW PRESSURE, WITH AN ATTENDANT COLD FRONT,  
MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES. THE FRONT WILL MOVE  
ACROSS THE BASIN STARTING LATE ON SAT, REACHING THE EASTERN  
OFFSHORE WATERS MON AND AND MON NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. FRESH TO  
STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD AND BEHIND THIS  
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOST LIKELY WILL BE  
ACCOMPANYING THE FRONT.  
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU
 
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND W TO NW 15 TO  
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N, AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.    
THU NIGHT
 
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND W TO NW 10 TO  
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N, AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.    
FRI
 
NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT S OF 27N, AND W 5 TO 10 KT N OF  
27N. SEAS 3 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SAT
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 28N,  
AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 28N.   
SUN
 
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
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