{"msg": "480\nAXNT20 KNHC 131624\nTWDAT\nTropical Weather Discussion\nNWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL\n1815 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 1200 UTC surface analysis and satellite imagery through \n1623 UTC.\n...SPECIAL FEATURES...\nNorth-Central Atlantic Gale Warning: a strong cold front extends \nfrom 31N75W to South Florida. Strong SW winds are ahead of the \nfront, with fresh NW winds behind 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. Southwest winds ahead of the front are forecast to \nreach gale force late tonight into Sat N of 29N. Please, see the \nlatest NWS High Seas Forecast issued by the National Hurricane \nCenter at website https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/MIAHSFAT2.shtml \nfor further details.\n...MONSOON TROUGH/ITCZ...\nThe monsoon trough extends from 11N15W to 07N20W. The ITCZ \nextends from 07N20W to 04N36W to 04N51W. Scattered moderate \nconvection is active from 05N to 08N between 20W and 51W.\n...GULF OF AMERICA...\nA cold front extends from Naples, Florida to just offshore Tampico,\nMexico. Gentle to moderate winds, and slight to moderate seas are\nnorth of the front. Locally fresh winds and moderate seas are off\nVeracruz in the far southwest Gulf. Light to gentle winds, and \nslight seas, prevail elsewhere. \nFor the forecast, the cold front will move quickly SE and out of \nthe basin later today. Moderate to fresh N winds will gradually \ndiminish in the wake of the front as high pressure builds \nsouthward into the region. Sat night into Sun, fresh to strong E \nwinds will develop across the northern and central Gulf ahead of \nthe next cold front, that will move off Texas Mon morning. This \nfront cross the basin through night, bringing fresh to strong \nwinds behind it. Winds to near gale-force area possible in the far\nNE Gulf early next week. \n...CARIBBEAN SEA...\nFresh to strong winds, and moderate seas, prevail over the waters\neast of 76W. Light to gentle winds, and slight to moderate seas, \nare noted elsewhere. A surface trough extends from central Cuba \nto the Gulf of Honduras. Numerous moderate and scattered strong \nconvection is depicted along and east of the trough, also \nimpacting portions of central and eastern Cuba, and Jamaica. \nFor the forecast, fresh to strong trades over the central and \neastern Caribbean will diminish tonight. A cold front will enter \nthe NW waters today. Moderate to fresh northeast to east winds are\nexpected behind this front over the northwestern Caribbean Sat \ninto Sun night. Trade winds are likely strengthen again over the \nsouth central Caribbean early next week. \n...ATLANTIC OCEAN...\nA cold front extends from 31N75W to South Florida. Strong SW \nwinds are ahead of the front, with fresh NW winds behind it. A \npre- frontal through from the Central Bahamas through Central Cuba\nis inducing scattered to numerous thunderstorms to its east, \nimpacting the central and eastern Cuba, the SE Bahamas, and the \nTurks and Caicos. Numerous moderate and scattered strong \nconvection is ahead of the trough, generally S of 28N east of the\nfront to 63W. Farther east, high pressure generally prevails, \nanchored by a 1025 mb high centered near 33N35W. Light to gentle \nwinds cover the waters north of 24N between 35W and 50W. Fresh \nwinds are found over the waters south of 13N 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. SW winds ahead of the front are forecast to reach gale \nforce late tonight into Sat N of 29N. The cold front portion will \nshift east of 55W late Sun night while the stationary portion \nweakens. A building Bermuda High will tighten the pressure \ngradient and support fresh to strong northeast winds south of 27N \nwest of 65W Mon and Mon night. The fresh to strong winds will \nexpand northward in coverage Tue and Tue night. \n", "title": "Atlantic Tropical Weather Discussion", "id": "1227216184175296519", "issued": "2026-11-13T18:15:00Z", "wmo": "AXNT20", "source": "NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center, received via the National Weather Wire Service", "page": "https://hurricane.terrapin.com/text/1227216184175296519"}