880  
FZNT25 KNHC 231348  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
948 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 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
 
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN CENTERED OVER CENTRAL  
GULF THROUGH MIDWEEK, WITH THE WESTERN ATLANTIC RIDGE BUILDING  
WESTWARD INTO THE BASIN THEREAFTER. THIS WILL MAINTAIN GENTLE TO  
MODERATE WINDS AND MAINLY SLIGHT SEAS THROUGH THE WEEK. A SURFACE  
TROUGH WILL GENERATE FRESH WINDS NORTH AND WEST OF THE YUCATAN  
PENINSULA IN THE EARLY EVENINGS THROUGH THE PERIOD.  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE TO S AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
TUE
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
LOW PRESSURE OF 1018 MB CENTERED NEAR 29N59W IS  
CAUSING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH FRESH WINDS. THIS LOW  
IS FORECAST TO DRIFT NORTHWEST TODAY, THEN ACCELERATE NORTHWARD  
AND OUT OF THE BASIN MON. THERE IS A LOW CHANCE OF TROPICAL  
DEVELOPMENT OF THIS LOW OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. OTHERWISE, HIGH  
PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS N OF 23N THROUGH  
THE PERIOD. TO THE SOUTH, MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL  
PREVAIL, WITH LOCALLY STRONG WINDS PULSING AT TIMES OFFSHORE  
HISPANIOLA AND INTO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. THE NORTHERN PORTION  
OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS S OF ABOUT 23N  
AND E OF THE BAHAMAS EARLY NEXT WEEK FRESHENING THE TRADES.  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON
 
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SE TO S  
10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
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