934
FZNT25 KNHC 180146
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
946 PM EDT FRI APR 17 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 ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SAT, MAINTAINING A WEAK PRESSURE
GRADIENT ACROSS THE BASIN. THIS PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SUPPORT
GENTLE TO MODERATE E TO SE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE BASIN
THROUGH SAT. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE OFF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA,
WHERE A DAILY TROUGH WILL RESULT IN A LOCALLY TIGHTER PRESSURE
GRADIENT TO SUPPORT A PULSING OF FRESH TO STRONG WINDS DURING
THE EVENINGS. FRESH TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS
WILL FOLLOW A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF SAT
NIGHT THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK. THE FRONT WILL STALL
FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO SOUTH TEXAS BY LATE MON THEN
DISSIPATE INTO MID WEEK.
OVERNIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS,
BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 28N73W TO THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO EASTERN CUBA WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FROM THE EAST IN THE WAKE OF
THE TROUGH. 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, FROM 31N60W TO
CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE TUE, BEFORE STALLING AND DISSIPATING ALONG
ROUGHLY 22N THROUGH MID WEEK.
OVERNIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S
OF 27N, AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND
3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SE 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. S OF 27N, SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N, SEAS 2 FT OR LESS,
BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 5 TO
7 FT N OF 27N.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 27N, SEAS 3 TO 4 FT,
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 27N, SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N, AND
6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N,
AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N.
WED
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N, AND
6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N.
WED NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N,
AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.
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