005  
FZNT25 KNHC 160309  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1109 PM EDT WED APR 15 2026  
 
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE  
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED  
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...  
 
SOUTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A RIDGE EXTENDS FROM HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WEST-  
CENTRAL ATLANTIC ACROSS FLORIDA INTO THE NORTHERN GULF. THIS  
PATTERN WILL MAINTAIN GENTLE TO MODERATE E TO SE WINDS ACROSS  
MOST OF THE BASIN THROUGH SAT. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE OFF THE  
YUCATAN PENINSULA, WHERE A TROUGH WILL ALLOW FRESH TO STRONG  
WINDS TO PULSE DURING THE EVENINGS. LOOKING AHEAD, FRESH TO  
STRONG NE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW A COLD FRONT  
MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF SUN AND SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT  
WILL STALL FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO SOUTH TEXAS BY LATE MON.  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A SURFACE TROUGH BETWEEN BERMUDA AND DOMINICAN  
REPUBLIC WILL DRIFT WEST TOWARD THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS  
TONIGHT INTO THU MORNING, THEN WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY  
THROUGH LATE THU WHILE GRADUALLY DISSIPATING. FRESH TO LOCALLY  
STRONG NE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL PERSIST WEST OF THE TROUGH  
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS THROUGH TONIGHT, WITH CONDITIONS  
GRADUALLY IMPROVING THEREAFTER AS THE TROUGH WEAKENS. HIGH  
PRESSURE WILL FOLLOW THE TROUGH. LOOKING AHEAD, A COLD FRONT IS  
FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE COAST OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA SUN NIGHT.  
EXPECT FRESH TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS IN THE  
WAKE OF THE FRONT AS IT REACHES FROM BERMUDA TO THE FLORIDA  
STRAITS BY LATE MON.  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT  
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
SAT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING, SUBSIDING TO  
2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN
 
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
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