{"msg": "691\nAXNT20 KNHC 130830\nTWDAT \nTropical Weather Discussion\nNWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL\n1215 UTC Fri Nov 13 2026\nTropical Weather Discussion for North America, Central America\nGulf of America, Caribbean Sea, northern sections of South\nAmerica, and Atlantic Ocean to the African coast from the\nEquator to 31N. The following information is based on satellite\nimagery, weather observations, radar and meteorological analysis.\nBased on 0600 UTC surface analysis and satellite imagery through \n0830 UTC.\n...SPECIAL FEATURES...\nNorth-Central Atlantic Gale Warning: a strong cold front is moving \noff the northeast Florida coast this morning accompanied by fresh \nto strong winds on either side of it. The front is expected to \nreach from near 31N66W to the southeastern Bahamas by Sat morning,\nand from near 31N55W to 25N65W and stationary to eastern Cuba by \nSun morning. Ahead of the front, SW winds will reach gale- force \nover the waters north of about 29N late tonight into Sat. Please, \nsee the latest NWS High Seas Forecast issued by the National \nHurricane Center at website \nhttps://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/MIAHSFAT2.shtml for further details.\n...MONSOON TROUGH/ITCZ...\nThe monsoon trough extends from 13N16W to 07N20W. The ITCZ \nextends from 07N20W to 04N30W to 04N50W. Scattered moderate \nconvection is active from 04N to 07N between 20W and 50W.\n...GULF OF AMERICA...\nA cold front extending from central Florida to northern Mexico.\nGentle to moderate winds, and slight to moderate seas are north of\nthe front. Fresh to strong winds and moderate to rough seas are \noff Veracruz in the far southwest Gulf. Light to gentle winds, and\nslight seas, prevail elsewhere. \nFor the forecast, the front will rapidly shift across the rest of\nthe basin move SE of the area today. Fresh to locally strong \nnorthwest to north winds will prevail near Tampico and Veracruz \nthrough early today. Elsewhere, moderate to locally fresh north \nwinds are expected in the wake of the cold front. High pressure \nwill build southward into the region this weekend, with fresh to \nstrong easterly winds across portions of the northern and central \nGulf. Another cold front is expected to push off the Texas coast \nMon morning, and quickly move across the basin through Tue night. \nFresh to strong winds will follow the front across much of the \nbasin. Winds to near gale- force are possible in the far NE Gulf \nearly next week. \n...CARIBBEAN SEA...\nFresh to strong winds, and moderate seas, prevail over the waters\neast of 75W. Light to gentle winds, and slight to moderate seas,\nare noted elsewhere. A surface trough extends from western Cuba to\nthe Gulf of Honduras. Numerous moderate and scattered strong\nconvection is within 240 nm east of the trough, also impacting\nportions of central Cuba.  \nFor the forecast, fresh to strong trades over the central and \neastern Caribbean will diminish by Sat. A cold front will enter \nthe NW waters today. Moderate to fresh northeast to east winds are\nlikely behind this front over the northwestern Caribbean Sat \nthrough Sun. Trade winds may strengthen again over the south \ncentral Caribbean early next week. \n...ATLANTIC OCEAN...\nA cold front from 31N79W to 29N81W is accompanied by fresh to \nstrong winds and moderate to rough seas on either side of the \nfront, generally west of 60W. A surface trough extends from the \nNW Bahamas to western Cuba. Numerous moderate and scattered strong\nconvection is ahead of the trough, generally S of 29N east of the\nfront to 66W. Farther east, high pressure generally prevails, \nanchored by a 1024 mb high centered near 32N39W. Light to gentle\nwinds cover the waters north of 26N between 35W and 48W. Fresh\nwinds are found over the waters south of 15N between 35W and 60W.\nGentle to moderate winds cover the remainder of the discussion\nwaters. Seas are mainly moderate across the discussion waters,\nexcept reaching locally rough west of the cold front. \nFor the forecast west of 55W, the front is expected to reach from\nnear 31N66W to the southeastern Bahamas by Sat morning, and from \nnear 31N55W to 25N65W and stationary to eastern Cuba by Sun \nmorning. The cold front portion will shift east of 55W late Sun \nnight while the stationary portion weakens. Ahead of the front, SW\nwinds will reach gale- force over the waters north of about 29N \nlate tonight into Sat. Winds will briefly diminish below fresh \nspeeds over the forecast waters on Sun. A building Bermuda High \nwill tighten the pressure gradient and support fresh to strong \nnortheast winds south of 27N west of 65W Mon and Mon night. The \nfresh to strong winds will expand northward in coverage Tue and \nTue night.\n", "title": "Atlantic Tropical Weather Discussion", "id": "1227123056476717058", "issued": "2026-11-13T12:15:00Z", "wmo": "AXNT20", "source": "NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center, received via the National Weather Wire Service", "page": "https://hurricane.terrapin.com/text/1227123056476717058"}