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FZNT25 KNHC 201512
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1012 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 TAMPICO, MEXICO. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE AHEAD
OF THE FRONT FORECAST TO REACH FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA THIS EVENING BEFORE EXITING THE BASIN. MINIMAL GALE
FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP OFFSHORE VERACRUZ THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE
EXPECTED ELSEWHERE BEHIND THE FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN
THE WAKE OF 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 20 KT, SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
FRI
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 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 3 TO 5 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
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, REACHING 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. THEN, 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. A BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS AHEAD OF
THE FRONT.
TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO 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
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND NW 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND NW 20 TO
25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS.
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, SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
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