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FZNT25 KNHC 191506
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1006 AM EST TUE NOV 19 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO
NEAR 24N97W. FRESH TO STRONG SE TO S WINDS AND SEAS OF 8 TO
10 FT ARE AHEAD OF THE FRONT MAINLY N OF 22N. THE FRONT WILL
REACH FROM 30N84W TO A 1007 MB LOW PRESSURE LOCATED NEAR 26N86W
TO 20N96W BY WED MORNING, AND WILL BE SE OF THE BASIN BY THU
MORNING. MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BRIEFLY DEVELOP IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF NEAR THE VERACRUZ AREA BY WED
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. MEANWHILE, A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IS AHEAD OF THE FRONT MAINLY N OF 24N. PART OF
THIS CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IS SOMEWHAT ASSOCIATED WITH THE
REMNANTS OF SARA. A BAND OF MOISTURE WILL PERSIST AHEAD OF THE
FRONT KEEPING THE LIKELIHOOD OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE BASIN FOR THE END OF THE WEEK
WITH CONDITIONS IMPROVING ACROSS THE AREA ON SAT.
TODAY
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
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.
FRI
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT IN THE FAR SE WATERS WILL
LINGER THROUGH MID-WEEK BEFORE DISSIPATING. HIGH PRESSURE OF
1018 MB LOCATED NEAR 28N76W DOMINATES THE MAJORITY OF THE BASIN
WITH A GENTLE TO MODERATE ANTICYCLONIC FLOW. A REINFORCING COLD
FRONT WILL REACH THE NE WATERS LATER TODAY WITH INCREASING
WINDS. THIS FEATURE WILL ALSO REINFORCE NORTHERLY SWELL OF 8 TO
11 FT CURRENTLY AFFECTING THE WATERS N OF 25N AND E OF 65W. THE
NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS WED NIGHT,
REACHING FROM 31N76W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY THU MORNING, FROM 31N68W
TO EASTERN CUBA BY FRI MORNING, AND FROM 31N62W TO NEAR THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE ON SAT MORNING. EXPECT FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND
BUILDING SEAS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT. NORTHERLY SWELL OF UP
TO 12 OR 13 FT IS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT AND N OF 30N FRI NIGHT
INTO SAT.
TODAY
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.
TONIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING
TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SW TO W 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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