653  
FZNT25 KNHC 201926  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
226 PM 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 THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO  
NEAR 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 THROUGH LATE  
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. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BECOME  
CENTERED OVER THE NE GULF SUN WHEN GENTLE TO MODERATE SE TO S  
WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN GULF, WITH MODERATE TO  
LOCALLY FRESH SE TO S WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF.  
   
TONIGHT
 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
THU
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.    
THU NIGHT
 
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
FRI
 
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 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.    
MON
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO  
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT IN THE FAR SE WATERS WILL  
DISSIPATE LATER 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 11 FT CURRENTLY  
AFFECTING THE WATERS N OF 27N AND E OF 63W. 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.  
   
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. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
THU
 
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
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.    
FRI
 
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND W TO NW 20 TO  
25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.   
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 TO 4 FT.    
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.    
MON
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
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