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FZNT25 KNHC 030951
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
451 AM EST Fri Jan 3 2025

...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 ridge will dominate most of the Gulf waters while
a trough will persist over the NW Gulf through Sat night. The
ridge will shift eastward on Sun, ahead of the next cold front
forecast to enter the NW Gulf by Sun evening. Fresh to strong
southerly return flow is expected ahead of the front covering
the western half of the Gulf by Sat night, and extending to the
NE Gulf Sun and Sun night. Fresh to strong NW to N winds and
rough seas will follow the front, forecast to reach from the
western Florida Panhandle to near Tampico, Mexico by Mon
morning, and from near Tampa Bay to Veracruz Mexico by Mon
evening. The front will exit the basin on Mon night into Tue.
High pressure, in the wake of the front, will cover the Gulf
waters on Tue producing gentle to moderate N to NE winds.  

.TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from 31N60W to the central
Bahamas and eastern Cuba will continue to weaken as it moves
eastward, reaching from 31N55W to the SE Bahamas and eastern
Cuba this morning. Afterward, the front will stall and gradually
dissipate through late today, ahead of a reinforcing cold front 
expected to move off the NE Florida coast late today. Strong to 
minimal gale force winds and rough to very rough seas will 
accompany the front mainly north of 29N late Fri through Sat. 
Then, winds will diminish from west to east on Sun, but a swell 
event will continue to affect most of the waters E of 70W through 
Sun night. Looking ahead, fresh to strong southerly winds will 
return to the waters off NE Florida and north of the Bahamas Sun 
night into Mon, rapidly reaching gale force speeds ahead of the 
next cold front expected to move off the coast Mon evening. The 
front will extend from 31N70W to western Cuba by Tue morning, and 
from 31N57W to SE Bahamas and eastern Cuba Tue night. Another 
swell event with very rough seas will follow the front. 

.TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NW 10 to 15 kt N
of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NW 20 to 25 kt N of
27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...S of 27N, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. N of 27N, NW to N
winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and N 10 to 15 kt N
of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.