986 
FZNT25 KNHC 171452
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1052 AM EDT Thu Oct 17 2024

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Coastal Waters Forecasts...

Southeast Gulf of Mexico

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from NW Cuba to the Yucatan
Peninsula adjacent waters and continuing to east-central Mexico
will move into the NW Caribbean waters tonight and stall there
on Friday before it lifts back to the Straits of Florida and
dissipate over the weekend. Fresh to strong NE winds and rough
seas to 11 ft will continue to affect much of the basin through
Sun night as strong high pressure builds over the SE United
States in its wake. Northeast winds will diminish to moderate to
fresh speeds on Mon and prevail through mid week. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. 
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered
tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Numerous
showers and scattered tstms. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from 30N70W SW to Andros 
Island to NW Cuba and through the southern Gulf of Mexico will 
continue to progress southward today and briefly stall in the NW
Caribbean tonight before lifting back to the Straits of Florida 
early Fri. The portion of the front in the SW N Atlc waters will 
continue to move E and reach from 31N63W to the central Bahamas 
Fri morning and stall over the E offshore waters Sat before 
dissipating late Sun into Mon. Fresh to strong NE winds and rough 
seas to 12 ft will continue to affect the waters W of the front 
through Sun when conditions will start to improve. Invest AL94, 
located near 07N56W, may undergo some slow development during the 
next few days as the disturbance moves quickly WNW passing near 
the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Friday, then near Hispaniola
and the southeastern Bahamas on Saturday. Strong upper-level 
winds should end the chances of development by late in the 
weekend.

.THIS AFTERNOON...S of 27N, NE winds 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. N of 27N, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and NE 15 to 20 kt N of
27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and NE 15 to 20 kt N
of 27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.