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FZNT25 KNHC 191917
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
217 PM 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 A 1004 MB LOW PRESSURE
LOCATED OVER SE MISSISSIPPI TO NE MEXICO NEAR 23N97W. FRESH TO
STRONG SE TO S WINDS AND SEAS OF 8 TO 11 FT ARE AHEAD OF THE
FRONT MAINLY N OF 24N. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE 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 WED 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.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT IN THE FAR SE WATERS WILL
DISSIPATE ON WED. LINGER THROUGH MID-WEEK BEFORE DISSIPATING.
HIGH PRESSURE OF 1018 MB LOCATED NEAR 27N74W DOMINATES THE
MAJORITY OF THE BASIN WITH A GENTLE TO MODERATE ANTICYCLONIC
FLOW. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE NE WATERS WILL
BRING 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 BY WED EVENING, REACHING FROM 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.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 27N. 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 15 TO 20 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
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. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND NW 15 TO 20 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
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