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FZNT25 KNHC 131443
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
943 AM EST Wed Nov 13 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 surface trough, remnants of Rafael, just S of
Louisiana is forecast to merge with a cold front later today.
The front will then move across the NE basin through Thu night.
Moderate to fresh E to SE winds over the eastern half of the
basin will reach strong speeds in the NE Gulf and the Straits of
Florida today as the pressure gradient tightens. Moderate to
fresh northerly winds will develop over the western half of the
Gulf early on Thu and spread over the eastern Gulf through Fri
in the wake of the front. Looking ahead, a broad area of low
pressure moving to the western Caribbean today has a high chance
of becoming a tropical cyclone within the next two days. The
system is forecast to move slowly NW by early next week and
reach the S Gulf waters by Tue with dangerous winds and seas. 

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

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong winds prevail ahead and behind a
cold front extending from 31N58W TO 26N78W. Ongoing rough seas N
of 29N will continue to build across the region as the front 
reaches from 31N55W to Puerto Rico this evening and then exit the 
western subtropical Atlantic waters Thu night. A second cold front
is forecast to enter the NW offshore waters Thu night into Fri, 
affecting the offshore waters N of 26N with fresh to near gale 
force winds and rough seas through Sun. 

.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.