482  
FZNT25 KNHC 170135  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
835 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 95W WITH GENTLE TO MODERATE  
WEST OF 95W. 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 SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON. THE NEXT FRONT WILL MOVE INTO  
THE NW GULF MON NIGHT, REACHING FROM APALACHEE BAY TO TAMPICO,  
MEXICO EARLY WED, WITH REINFORCING FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY  
WINDS AND LARGE SEAS ACROSS THE BASIN WED NIGHT AS THE FRONT  
PUSHES SE OF THE BASIN. 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 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU
 
NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A COLD FRONT FROM 31N58.5W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS  
ISLANDS AND CONTINUING AS STATIONARY TO ACROSS CENTRAL CUBA HAS  
A PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH WITHIN 90-180 NM AHEAD OF IT, ALONG WITH  
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE TROUGH. GALE  
FORCE WINDS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT N OF 29N BETWEEN 55W AND  
65W WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AS THE FRONT WEAKENS. THE FRONT  
WILL REACH FROM 27N55W TO NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE EARLY MON,  
DISSIPATING OVER THE SE WATERS THEREAFTER. 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N, AND  
6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N.    
SUN
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND NE 10 TO 15 KT N  
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N, AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND NE TO E  
10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N, AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF  
27N.    
MON
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT N OF  
27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.    
MON NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF  
27N, AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.    
TUE
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING, SUBSIDING  
TO 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 TO  
5 FT N OF 27N.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N, SEAS 2 FT OR LESS,  
BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. N OF 27N, SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU
 
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N, AND  
4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.    
THU NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N, AND  
5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.  
 
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