000 FZNT25 KNHC 172051 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 351 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 gentle to moderate in the SW Gulf. Winds will increase to fresh to strong from near the Yucatan Channel to the NW Gulf coast tonight 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. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Sara is forecast to move over the Yucatan Peninsula today, dissipating before it reaches the eastern Bay of Campeche Mon. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. .THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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 31N51W to 19N69W has numerous showers and thunderstorms ahead of it. The front will reach from 24N55W to near the Anegada Passage early Mon, dissipating over the SE waters thereafter. Very rough seas is following the front and will continue through tonight. A reinforcing front or trough may clip the NE waters on Tue, with increasing winds and building seas. The next cold front may move off the SE United States Wed night, with another round of increasing winds and building seas. This front may reach from near Bermuda to the central Bahamas by late Thu. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 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 3 ft. .TUE...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. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.