075 
FZNT27 KNHC 130920
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
420 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...

.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 begin moving slowly NW by early next week and
reach the SE Gulf waters by Tue with dangerous winds and seas.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

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

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Numerous
showers and scattered tstms. 
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.