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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
416 PM EDT FRI MAY 22 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 EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN ATLANTIC
TO THE NORTHERN GULF WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH LATE MON, THEN
WEAKEN INTO MIDWEEK. THE RELATED PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN
A GENTLE TO MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW THROUGH EARLY
SUN, EXCEPT FOR LIGHT TO GENTLE SOUTHEAST WINDS W OF ABOUT 94W
SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE AS A WEAK TROUGH DEVELOPS OFF THE TEXAS
COAST. WINDS THEN GENERALLY BECOME SOUTHEAST AT GENTLE TO
MODERATE SPEEDS ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH MIDWEEK, WITH SLIGHT TO
MODERATE SEAS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FRESH TO STRONG WINDS
PULSING OFF NW YUCATAN FROM THE LATE AFTERNOONS AND INTO THE
NIGHT TIME HOURS DUE TO LOCAL EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH A THERMAL
TROUGH. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, SOME
POSSIBLY STRONG, ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN
GULF THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK. MARINERS SHOULD KEEP
UP WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A BROAD MID TO UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH E OF THE BAHAMAS
WILL MAINTAIN UNSETTLED WEATHER CONDITIONS GENERALLY TO THE E AND
NE OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH EARLY SAT AFTERNOON AS THE TROUGH
BECOMES LESS DEFINED. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL PULSE NORTH OF
HISPANIOLA DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS GOING INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK. THE WESTERN PART OF A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL PUSH
SOUTH ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE AREA FROM SUN AFTERNOON INTO
MON BEFORE STALLING NEAR 26N, THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN, DISSIPATING ON
TUE. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS ALONG WITH MODERATE SEAS WILL
FOLLOW THE FRONT, SUBSIDING LATE TUE. ELSEWHERE, TRADES ARE FORECAST
TO INCREASE OVER MOST OF THE WESTERN HALF OF THE AREA STARTING MON,
INCLUDING THE WATERS BETWEEN CUBA AND THE BAHAMAS AS WELL AS THE
ENTRANCE TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AS SLIGHTLY STRONGER HIGH PRESSURE
OVER THE NORTH-CENTRAL ATLANTIC SHIFTS EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD LEADING TO
A TIGHTER PRESSURE GRADIENT.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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