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FZNT25 KNHC 190333
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1133 PM EDT WED MAR 18 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
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A RIDGE ACROSS THE
GULF REGION AND A FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE CARIBBEAN SEA WILL
SUPPORT MODERATE TO FRESH N TO NE WINDS AND MODERATE TO ROUGH
SEAS OVER THE SE GULF AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH FRI.
MODERATE TO FRESH NE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN BAY
OF CAMPECHE AT NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE GENTLE TO
MODERATE WINDS AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH
SUN.
OVERNIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N70W TO THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND CENTRAL CUBA. THE FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY WEST OF BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS ON THU, THEN IT
WILL TRANSITION TO A COLD FRONT AS A LOW PRESSURE ATTACHED TO THE
FRONT MOVES QUICKLY NE AND N OF THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH SAT
NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SE CONUS AND OVER THE NORTH-CENTRAL
ATLANTIC WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH
SEAS ON EITHER SIDE OF FRONT AND ACROSS THE OFFSHORE FORECAST
WATERS N OF 25N THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A NEW COLD FRONT IS FORECAST
TO ENTER THE NE FLORIDA OFFSHORE WATERS MON NIGHT INTO TUE, WHICH
WILL BRING STRONG AND VERY ROUGH SEAS TO THE REGION.
OVERNIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N, AND N TO NE
15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N, AND N TO NE 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND N TO NE
20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO W 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
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