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719
FZNT25 KNHC 230324
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1024 PM EST Fri Nov 22 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...Moderate NW to N winds over the E Gulf will change
little through tonight, then diminish to gentle speeds Sat.
Otherwise, high pressure centered over the western Gulf will
shift eastward through the weekend, with winds elsewhere across
the basin diminishing to light to gentle speeds. The high
pressure will be centered over the NE Gulf early next week, with
moderate to fresh southerly winds developing over the western
Gulf starting late Sat and continue through early Mon. A weak
cold front may move into the far western Gulf early next week,
then stall and weaken. A return of moderate to fresh southerly
winds is expected again over the western Gulf Tue night through
Wed night.

.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 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...NE to 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 winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from 31N64W SW to the Turks and
Caicos where it stalls to E Cuba. A reinforcing cold front
extends from 31N69W SW to the northern Bahamas with continued gale
force winds ahead and behind it and over the waters N of 30N
between 68W and 72W. The reinforcing front will merge with the
leading front late tonight, at which time the gale conditions are
expected to diminish. Rough seas to 18 ft will continue with the
gale winds tonight while fresh to near gale force winds and seas
to 12 ft will continue to affect the SW subtropical waters N of
27N through Sun. The front will exit the region late Sun, however
rough seas associated with it will shift eastward, reaching to E
of 60W from Tue through Wed.

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NW 15 to 20 kt N
of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S of 27N, N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. N of 27N, NW to
N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE less than 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S of 27N, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N, N to NE
winds less than 5 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.