936
FZNT25 KNHC 300257
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
957 PM EST THU JAN 29 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 OF 1023 MB CENTERED OVER THE NE GULF
IS SHIFTING EASTWARD IN RESPONSE TO A LOW PRESSURE AREA THAT IS
MOVING INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. A TRAILING COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG NW
TO N WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT AS IT REACHES
FROM PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA TO JUST N OF VERACRUZ, MEXICO BY FRI
EVENING. THE LOW WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN FRI THROUGH SAT AS IT MOVES
INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC. THIS WILL REINFORCE THE FRONT AS IT
EXITS TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE BASIN ON SAT, AND USHER IN ANOTHER
BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR ACROSS THE GULF THAT WILL SUPPORT WINDS TO
GALE- FORCE NEAR VERACRUZ FRI NIGHT INTO EARLY ON SAT, AND
ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF SAT THROUGH SAT EVENING, WITH ROUGH TO
VERY ROUGH SEAS ACROSS THE BASIN. LOOKING AHEAD, WINDS AND SEAS
WILL DIMINISH FROM W TO E ACROSS THE GULF SUN THROUGH MON AS
HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS SE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FOLLOWING THE
FRONT.
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S OF 24N, W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 24N, W
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 31N49W TO
24N60W AND TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS AND
ROUGH SEAS FOLLOW THE FRONT NORTH OF 29N, AND FRESH TO STRONG SW
WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ARE AHEAD OF THE FRONT. A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE BETWEEN NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND BERMUDA TONIGHT, BUT STALL
EARLY FRI AND LIFT NORTH OF THE AREA THROUGH LATE FRI AHEAD OF A
COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE CAROLINA COAST. THIS
SYSTEM WILL SEND AN UNUSUALLY STRONG AND POWERFUL ARCTIC COLD
FRONT OFF THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST SAT MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED
COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO DEEPEN RAPIDLY ACROSS THE NW
ATLANTIC SAT THROUGH SUN, BECOMING QUITE POWERFUL AND INDUCING A
VERY LARGE AREA OF WESTERLY GALE-FORCE WINDS COVERING THE LOCAL
WATERS N OF ABOUT 23.5N, AND THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS, SAT THROUGH SUN
EVENING, BEFORE LIFTING N OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO REACH FROM NEAR 31N73W TO EASTERN CUBA SAT EVENING,
FROM 31N60W TO EASTERN HISPANIOLA SUN EVENING, THEN BEGIN TO
WEAKEN AND STALL FROM BEAR 27N55W TO EASTERN PUERTO RICO MON
EVENING. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT, LARGE LONG-PERIOD NW SWELL WILL
IMPACT THE WATERS N AND E OF THE BAHAMAS FROM LATE SAT THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK. MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR THE FORECASTS FOR SAT AND
BEYOND, AND PREPARE TO EXECUTE AVOIDANCE PLANS FROM THESE
CONDITIONS.
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT AND SUN
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND NE 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
S OF 27N, E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N, E WINDS 5 TO
10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO W TO NW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO 40 KT
LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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