000 FZNT25 KNHC 180246 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 946 PM EST Sun Nov 17 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...High pressure centered over the SE United States dominates the basin with moderate to fresh E to SE return flow, except fresh to strong from the Yucatan Channel and Peninsula to the Texas coast which will persist through Mon. The next cold front will move into the NW Gulf Mon night, reaching from SW Louisiana to near Tamaulipas, Mexico early Tue, then from Apalachee Bay to Tampico, Mexico early Wed. Reinforcing fresh to strong northerly winds and large seas are forecast across the basin Wed night as the front pushes SE of the basin behind the front starting Wed. The front will push SE of the basin by early Thu with conditions gradually improving through the end of the week as high pressure builds in. Meanwhile, Tropical Depression Sara is forecast to move from the Yucatan Peninsula to the eastern Bay of Campeche overnight while transitioning to a post-tropical cyclone before dissipating. .TONIGHT...E to SE 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 to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front from 25N55W to across the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico will slowly shift SE while weakening through Mon. Active convection will persist ahead of the front. Large seas are following the front and will continue through tonight. A reinforcing front or trough will clip the NE waters Tue and Tue night, with increasing winds and building seas. The next cold front may move off the SE United States late Wed night, with another round of increasing winds and building seas. This front may reach from near Bermuda to the central Bahamas by early Fri. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and E 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. 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, and NE to E 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. 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 S of 27N, and SE to S 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .THU...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 27N. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 27N.