498  
FZNT25 KNHC 140317  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1117 PM EDT THU AUG 13 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 ATLANTIC RIDGE EXTENDS WESTWARD ACROSS FLORIDA  
AND INTO THE GULF REGION, AND WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH SAT  
BEFORE WEAKENING SUN AND MON. THIS PATTERN WILL PRODUCE MOSTLY  
GENTLE TO MODERATE E TO SE WINDS ACROSS THE BASIN, WITH PULSES  
OF FRESH WINDS OCCURRING NORTH AND WEST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA  
AND INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE EACH EVENING AND NIGHT, AS A  
SURFACE TROUGH MIGRATES FROM THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WESTWARD  
ACROSS THE SW GULF. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH  
THE FORECAST PERIOD.  
   
OVERNIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO  
3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS  
THE ATLANTIC RIDGE COMBINED WITH TWO TROPICAL WAVES  
PASSING THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN SEA WILL CAUSE FRESH TO STRONG NE  
TO E WINDS SOUTH OF 22N FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE,  
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE FOR THE NEXT FEW  
DAYS. LOOKING AHEAD, A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY PUSH ACROSS OUR  
NORTHERN BORDER EAST OF 70W SUN, CAUSING A WIND SHIFT TO  
NORTHEAST BUT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN WIND SPEEDS ON SUN AND MON  
NORTH OF 28N.  
   
OVERNIGHT  
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.    
FRI  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S 5 TO 10 KT N OF  
27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
FRI NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND SE TO S  
10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
SAT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N.  
SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE  
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
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