000
FZNT25 KNHC 140944
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
444 AM EST Sat Dec 14 2024

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed
Coastal Waters Forecasts...

Southeast Gulf of Mexico

.SYNOPSIS...A strong ridge over the SE United States will
continue to force fresh to strong NE to E winds over most of the
Gulf of Mexico through this evening. However, winds with fresh
to strong speeds will continue for the Florida Straits and
portions of the SE Gulf through early Mon. On Mon and Tue,
conditions will be quiescent across the entire Gulf. Looking
ahead, the next cold front should reach the NW Gulf of Mexico on
Wed.  

.TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A weakening stationary front that extends from just 
east of Bermuda to the central Bahamas offshore waters should 
dissipate later this morning. A tight pressure gradient between
a strong ridge building in the wake of the front and a westward
moving trough, currently N of Puerto Rico, is supporting strong
to gale-force NE winds and very rough seas over all of the
waters west of 65W. Gale force winds between the waters of the 
Bahamas and Bermuda will prevail through Sun. Conditions will 
gradually improve late Sun and Mon, and by Tue and Wed winds will 
be reduced to moderate to fresh across the entire area. 

.TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NE swell. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 25 to 30 kt
N of 27N. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers. 
.SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NE to E swell.
Scattered showers. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E
swell. Scattered showers. 
.MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.