584
FZNT25 KNHC 170842
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
442 AM EDT TUE MAR 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 STRONG COLD FRONT IS PUSHING SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS
THE FLORIDA STRAITS AND OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS MORNING.
MODERATE TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL LINGER UNTIL
LATE THIS EVENING, THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE ON WED. IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT, HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION AND PREVAIL
INTO THE WEEKEND.
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS EARLY EVENING.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDS SOUTHWESTWARD FROM OFF
THE CAROLINA COAST ACROSS 31N76W TO BEYOND SOUTHERN FLORIDA.
FRESH TO STRONG W TO NW WINDS ARE SEEN BEHIND THIS FRONT, AND SE
TO S WINDS AT SIMILAR SPEEDS ARE FOUND AHEAD OF THIS FRONT NORTH
OF 26N TO NEAR 65W. THESE WINDS ALONG WITH ROUGH SEAS WILL SHIFT
EASTWARD WITH THE FRONT THROUGH WED MORNING. BY WED AFTERNOON, THE
FRONT WILL STALL FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WHILE
WEAKENING. THIS SHOULD ALLOW WINDS AND SEAS NORTH OF 26N,
INCLUDING WATERS NEAR THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS TO GRADUALLY DECREASE
DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK.
TODAY
S OF 27N, W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N, NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND NE 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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