997  
FZNT25 KNHC 240926  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
526 AM EDT FRI APR 24 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  
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE GULF REGION,  
WITH A RELATIVELY WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA. THIS  
WILL RESULT IN GENTLE TO MODERATE SE WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS  
BASIN-WIDE THROUGH MON. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE OFF THE YUCATAN  
PENINSULA, WHERE A DIURNAL TROUGH WILL PULSE MODERATE WINDS TO  
FRESH DURING THE EVENINGS. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE FORECAST TO  
REACH MODERATE TO FRESH SPEEDS OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF GULF MON  
NIGHT INTO MID-WEEK.  
   
TODAY  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,  
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT  
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN  
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.   
MON  
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 31N39W TO 26N47W  
WHERE IT BECOMES A DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT TO HISPANIOLA  
NEAR 19N69W. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE TODAY AND THE REMNANT  
MOISTURE WILL LIFT NORTHWARD AS A TROUGH SAT THROUGH SUN. A WEAK  
LOW MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH AXIS E OF THE BAHAMAS ON SUN.  
THIS WILL SUPPORT GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS WITH SLIGHT TO MODERATE  
SEAS ACROSS MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE  
EXCEPTION WILL BE OVER THE NE WATERS WHERE FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG  
WESTERLY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED BEGINNING TODAY AS  
ANOTHER COLD FRONT CLIPS THE REGION BY LATE SAT INTO SUN.  
   
TODAY  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,  
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SAT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND E TO SE LESS THAN 5 KT N  
OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON  
SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
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