790  
FZNT25 KNHC 162049  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
349 PM EST SAT NOV 16 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 STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF  
WATERS ALONG 23N REACHING THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. MODERATE  
TO FRESH NE TO E WINDS ARE EAST OF 93W WITH GENTLE TO MODERATE  
WEST OF 93W. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE  
WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NE WITH A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT  
SUPPORTING MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE WINDS ACROSS THE BASIN BY  
EARLY SUN, THEN LOCALLY STRONG FROM THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TO THE  
TEXAS COAST THROUGH MON. THE NEXT FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW  
GULF BY EARLY TUE, REACHING FROM APALACHEE BAY TO TAMPICO,  
MEXICO EARLY WED, WITH REINFORCING FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY  
WINDS AND LARGE SEAS ACROSS THE BASIN WED NIGHT. MEANWHILE,  
TROPICAL STORM SARA IS FORECAST TO MOVE OVER THE YUCATAN  
PENINSULA TONIGHT THROUGH SUN, DISSIPATING AS IT APPROACHES THE  
EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY MON AFTERNOON.  
   
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.   
TUE
 
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU
 
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 19.5N55W  
TO ALONG THE N COAST OF THE GREATER ANTILLES. THIS BOUNDARY WILL  
DISSIPATE TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT  
CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM 31N60W TO 22N78W 31N63W, WITH GALE FORCE  
WINDS NORTH OF 29N BETWEEN 64W AND 66W WHICH ARE SHIFTING E WITH  
THE FRONT. THE GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT WHILE  
THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N57W TO THE ANEGADA PASSAGE SUN  
WHILE WEAKENING SIGNIFICANTLY. VERY ROUGH SEAS IS FOLLOWING THIS  
FRONT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WITH VERY HIGH SEAS  
POSSIBLE N OF 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W TONIGHT. A REINFORCING FRONT  
OR TROUGH MAY CLIP THE NE WATERS ON TUE WITH INCREASING WINDS AND  
BUILDING SEAS. YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT MAY MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED  
STATES MID-WEEK WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF INCREASING WINDS AND  
BUILDING SEAS.  
   
TONIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND NE 10 TO 15 KT  
N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND NE 5 TO 10 KT N OF  
27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND E 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
TUE
 
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU
 
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
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