000 FZNT25 KNHC 190202 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 902 PM EST Mon Nov 18 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 from near Houston, Texas to near Brownsville, Texas has fresh to strong SE to S winds and seas to around 8 ft ahead of it. The front will reach from developing low pressure SE of Pensacola, Florida to near Tampico, Mexico Tue evening, from near Tampa Bay, Florida to the Yucatan Peninsula Wed evening, exiting the basin late Wed. Fresh to strong N to NE winds and building seas will follow the front. Meanwhile, convection associated with the remnants of Sara, currently over S-central and SW Gulf will eventually merge with convection ahead of the front. High pressure will build in across the basin for the end of the week with conditions improving across the basin Sat. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms. .WED...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft late. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A weak stationary front in the far SE waters will linger through mid-week before dissipating. Meanwhile, 1019 mb high pressure centered near 30N76W dominates the majority of the basin with gentle to moderate anticyclonic flow. A reinforcing trough will rotate through the NE waters Tue through Wed night with increasing winds. This feature will also reinforce northerly swell currently of 8 to 12 ft N of 25N and E of 68W through mid- week. The next cold front is forecast to move into the NW waters Wed night, reaching from 31N71W to the central Bahamas Thu evening, from 31N64W to near the Windward Passage Fri evening, and from 31N59W to northern Hispaniola Sat evening. Expect increasing winds both ahead of and behind this front through the end of the week. Northerly swell of 8 to 12 ft will build in behind it through Sat night. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE 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 to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. 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 4 to 6 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 5 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 27N. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. S of 27N, seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 3 to 5 ft.