FZNT25 KNHC 122016

OFFN04



NAVTEX Marine Forecast

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL

316 PM EST Fri Dec 12 2025



...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available

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Coastal Waters Forecasts...



Southeast Gulf of America



.SYNOPSIS...Weak high pressure located over north Florida will

slide eastward and into the Atlantic through Sat to produce

moderate to occasionally fresh E to SE winds across the S and W

Gulf. Otherwise, moderate or weaker winds and slight seas are

expected over the remainder of the basin through Sat. The next

cold front is expected to enter the northern Gulf on Sun

morning, bringing increasing winds and building seas behind the

front. The front is expected to reach the south-central Gulf

along 24N/25N by Mon morning, and move south of the basin Mon

night.  



.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to

3 ft after midnight. 

.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered tstms. 

.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered tstms. 

.SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 

.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building

to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. 

.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

.TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  



Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida



.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from 31N59W across the SE Bahamas

to the coast of eastern Cuba. into the Straits of Florida. Fresh 

to strong SW winds are noted ahead of the front, generally north 

of 28N and east of 63W. These winds will diminish later this 

afternoon. Large NW swell are expected north of 27N behind the 

front through Sat morning. The front is forecast to become 

stationary tonight into Sat, then lift northward while dissipating.

The next cold front is slated to move off the coast of the 

southeastern United States on Sun, with increasing winds and 

quickly building seas expected behind the front. The front is 

forecast to reach from just E of Bermuda to the central Bahamas by

Mon morning, and from 29N55W to the SE Bahamas and central Cuba 

Tue morning. 



.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 10 to

15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after

midnight. 

.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt N of

27N. Seas 3 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE 10 to 15 kt N

of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less.

Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 

.SUN...S of 27N, NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N in the

afternoon. N of 27N, W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

Scattered showers. 

.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 25 to 30 kt

after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

.MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

.TUE...NE to 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 winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.