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FZNT25 KNHC 171355
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
955 AM EDT FRI APR 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 RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SAT, MAINTAINING GENTLE TO
MODERATE E TO SE WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST GULF INTO SUN.
LOOKING AHEAD, FRESH TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS
WILL FOLLOW A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF SAT NIGHT
THROUGH SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS
TO SOUTH TEXAS BY LATE MON THEN DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE.
THIS AFTERNOON
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
GENTLE TO MODERATE NE TO E WINDS AND 3 TO 5 FT SEAS
WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION INTO SUN, BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE
NORTH OF THE AREA AND A WEAKENING TROUGH FARTHER EAST. LOOKING
AHEAD, A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE COAST OF NORTHEAST
FLORIDA SUN NIGHT. EXPECT FRESH TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS AND
BUILDING SEAS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AS IT REACHES FROM BERMUDA
TO THE FLORIDA STRAITS BY LATE MON, AND FROM 31N60W TO CENTRAL
CUBA BY LATE TUE.
THIS AFTERNOON
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND NE 5 TO
10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND E TO SE 5 TO
10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SE 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
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