841
FZNT25 KNHC 181420
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
920 AM EST MON NOV 18 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 FRESH TO STRONG FROM THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND PENINSULA TO
THE TEXAS COAST WHICH WILL PERSIST THROUGH TODAY. THE NEXT COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF TONIGHT, REACHING FROM
S-CENTRAL 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
BEHIND THE FRONT STARTING WED. THE FRONT WILL PUSH SE OF THE
BASIN BY EARLY THU WITH CONDITIONS GRADUALLY IMPROVING THROUGH
THE END OF THE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN. MEANWHILE,
CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF SARA, CURRENTLY OVER
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA, WILL MOVE INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TODAY,
EVENTUALLY MERGING WITH THE COLD FORNT.
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
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
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
FRI
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 18N63W. ACTIVE
CONVECTION WILL PERSIST WITHIN 200 NM AHEAD OF THE FRONT. LARGE
SEAS ARE FOLLOWING THE FRONT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
A REINFORCING FRONT OR TROUGH WILL CLIP THE NE WATERS ON TUE,
WITH INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. THE NEXT COLD FRONT MAY
MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES LATE WED NIGHT, WITH ANOTHER ROUND
OF INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. THIS FRONT MAY REACH FROM
NEAR BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY EARLY FRI.
TODAY
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND NE 5 TO 10 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SE TO S 5 TO
10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND SE TO S 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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