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FZNT25 KNHC 200743
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
243 AM EST WED NOV 20 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 NEAR TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA
TO 23N91W TO NEAR TAMPICO, MEXICO. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WITH FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND 7 TO 9 FT SEAS ARE
N OF 25N AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SW
FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS EVENING BEFORE EXITING THE
BASIN WITH FRESH TO STRONG WINDS BEING REINFORCED BEHIND IT
STARTING EARLY WED ALONG WITH BUILDING SEAS. MEANWHILE, GALE
FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP OFFSHORE VERACRUZ THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT WITH
MARINE CONDITIONS GRADUALLY IMPROVING FROM W TO E THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BECOME CENTERED OVER THE NE
GULF SUN WHEN GENTLE TO MODERATE SE TO S WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER
THE EASTERN GULF, AND MODERATE TO FRESH SE TO S WINDS OVER THE
WESTERN GULF.
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
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 TODAY. IN THE NE WATERS, A REINFORCING COLD FRONT IS
MOVING ACROSS WITH FRESH TO STRONG WINDS. THIS FEATURE WILL ALSO
REINFORCE NORTHERLY SWELL OF 8 TO 12 FT CURRENTLY AFFECTING THE
WATERS N OF 22N AND E OF 67W. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS LATER TODAY WITH FRESH TO STRONG WINDS
OFFSHORE NE FLORIDA AHEAD OF IT AND ACTIVE CONVECTION, REACHING
FROM FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY THU MORNING, FROM 31N68W TO
EASTERN CUBA BY FRI MORNING, AND FROM 31N61W TO NEAR THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE ON SAT MORNING. THE FRONT WILL STALL IN THAT GENERAL
VICINITY AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEKEND.
EXPECT FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ON EITHER SIDE OF
THE FRONT N OF 25N.
TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT
N OF 27N. S OF 27N, SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. N OF 27N, SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N, AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N, AND
5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND NW 20 TO
25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N, AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N, AND
6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N, AND
6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N, AND
4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 27N, SEAS 3 FT, SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N, SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND
3 FT N OF 27N.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
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