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FZNT25 KNHC 081951
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
251 PM EST THU JAN 8 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
FRESH TO STRONG SE TO S WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN
HALF OF THE GULF WILL DIMINISH TO MODERATE TO FRESH SPEEDS
TONIGHT WHILE EXPANDING EASTWARD OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN GULF.
THESE WINDS WILL PRECEDE THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO COME
OFF THE COAST OF TEXAS LATE FRI NIGHT. STRONG TO NEAR-GALE FORCE
N WINDS FOLLOWING THE FRONT WILL RAPIDLY REACH GALE SPEED NEAR
TAMPICO SAT MORNING, AND IN VERACRUZ ADJACENT WATERS LATE SAT
THROUGH MON MORNING. SEAS WILL QUICKLY BUILD AND LIKELY PEAK AT
AROUND 20 FT OFFSHORE OF VERACRUZ LATE ON SUN. THE FRONT WILL
EXIT THE BASIN MON MORNING, AND CONDITIONS IN THE SW GULF WILL
GRADUALLY IMPROVE MON NIGHT INTO TUE.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING
TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE
EVENING, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN THE WAKE OF A COLD
FRONT WITH TAIL JUST N OF THE REGION WILL SUPPORT MODERATE TO
FRESH NE WINDS ACROSS THE WATERS E OF THE BAHAMAS, THE GREAT
BAHAMA BANK AND THE APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE FROM THIS
EVENING THROUGH SUN. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL EMERGE OFF THE NE
FLORIDA COAST SUN. FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS WILL FOLLOW THIS
FRONT, WHICH IS FORECAST TO REACH FROM BERMUDA TO THE NORTHERN
BAHAMAS BY MON MORNING AND DISSIPATE MON NIGHT INTO TUE.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND E TO SE 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO
3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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