257  
FZNT25 KNHC 171512  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1012 AM EST SUN NOV 17 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
 
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE SE UNITED STATES  
DOMINATES THE BASIN WITH MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE RETURN FLOW,  
EXCEPT GENTLE TO MODERATE IN THE SW GULF. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO  
FRESH TO STRONG FROM NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TO THE NW GULF  
COAST TONIGHT THROUGH MON. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO  
THE NW GULF MON NIGHT, REACHING FROM SW LOUISIANA TO NEAR  
TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO EARLY TUE, THEN FROM APALACHEE BAY TO  
TAMPICO, MEXICO EARLY WED. REINFORCING FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY  
WINDS AND LARGE SEAS ARE FORECAST 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 TODAY,  
DISSIPATING BEFORE IT REACHES THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE MON.  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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
 
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING  
TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THU
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N  
SWELL.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 20N70W JUST N OF THE  
WINDWARD PASSAGE HAS NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF  
IT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 24N55W TO NEAR THE ANEGADA PASSAGE  
EARLY MON, DISSIPATING OVER THE SE WATERS THEREAFTER. VERY ROUGH  
SEAS IS FOLLOWING THE FRONT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS  
AFTERNOON. A REINFORCING FRONT OR TROUGH MAY CLIP THE NE WATERS  
ON TUE, WITH INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. THE NEXT COLD  
FRONT MAY MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES WED NIGHT, WITH ANOTHER  
ROUND OF INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. THIS FRONT MAY  
REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE THU.  
   
TODAY
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND NE 10 TO 15 KT N  
OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT N OF  
27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SE 5 TO  
10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT.    
TUE
 
SE 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 TO  
4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
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