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FZNT25 KNHC 150740
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
240 AM EST Fri Nov 15 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 extending from near Tampa Bay, Florida
to just NW of the Yucatan Peninsula to the SW Gulf near 20.5N97W
will move SE while washing out through tonight. Moderate to
locally fresh winds will follow the front. Meanwhile, Tropical
Storm Sara is in the NW Caribbean and is forecast to dissipate
over the Yucatan Peninsula by Mon. Looking ahead, moderate to
fresh E to SE return flow, locally strong, will dominate the
basin Sat night through early next week. The next cold front
should enter the NW Gulf by early Tue, moving across the basin
through mid-week.

.TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from 19.5N55W to near the
Anegada Passage continues as stationary to just N of Puerto Rico
and along the northern coast of Hispaniola and NE Cuba. Large to
very large N swell will continue sweeping across our waters
before subsiding into early Sat while the front dissipates.
Meanwhile, a new cold front just offshore SE Georgia and far NE
Florida will quickly move eastward across our waters. The front
will extend from 31N74W to Cape Canaveral, Florida after sunrise
with fresh to strong winds, increasing to gale force north of 29N
on either side of the front this evening. By Sat morning, the
front will extend from near Bermuda to the central Bahamas. By Sun
morning, the front will reach from 30N55W to near Puerto Rico,
but with only fresh winds N of 29N by then. Very rough seas will
follow this second front through the weekend, reaching very high
near 29N65W Sat evening, decaying early next week. High pressure
will build across the waters early next week. A reinforcing front
or trough may clip the NE waters Tue and Tue night with increasing
winds and building seas.

.TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and W to NW 20 to
25 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of
27N.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and N 20 to 25 kt
N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 8 to 11 ft N of 27N.
.SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and
8 to 11 ft N of 27N.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and
6 to 9 ft N of 27N.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 5 to
7 ft N of 27N.
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N,
and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 27N, seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of
27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 ft
N of 27N.
.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of
27N, and 3 ft N of 27N.