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541
FZNT25 KNHC 122034
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
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed
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. 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.