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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1031 AM EST THU JAN 29 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
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES IS
SHIFTING EAST TODAY AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE AREA MOVING INTO THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. A TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF
THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG NW TO N WINDS AND
BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT AS IT REACHES FROM PANAMA
CITY, FLORIDA TO JUST N OF VERACRUZ, MEXICO BY FRI EVENING. THE
LOW WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN FRI THROUGH SAT AS IT MOVES INTO THE
WESTERN ATLANTIC. THIS WILL REINFORCE THE FRONT AS IT MOVES
SOUTHEAST OF BASIN SAT, AND USHER IN ANOTHER BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR
ACROSS THE GULF. THIS WILL SUPPORT WINDS TO GALE-FORCE NEAR
VERACRUZ SAT MORNING, AND ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF SAT THROUGH
SAT EVENING, WITH ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS ACROSS THE BASIN.
LOOKING AHEAD, WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST
ACROSS THE GULF SUN THROUGH MON AS HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS SE INTO
THE NORTHERN GULF FOLLOWING THE FRONT.
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT AND SAT NIGHT
TODAY
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS,
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT, BECOMING 9 TO 14 FT IN W TO NW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW
SWELL.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL.
MON
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRI NIGHT.
AN UNUSUALLY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC
WATERS SAT MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST
TO DEEPEN RAPIDLY ACROSS THE NW ATLANTIC SAT THROUGH SUN,
INDUCING A VERY LARGE AREA OF WESTERLY GALE-FORCE WINDS COVERING
THE LOCAL WATERS N OF 23.5N, AND THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS, SAT THROUGH
SUN EVENING, BEFORE LIFTING N OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO REACH FROM 31N73W TO EASTERN CUBA SAT EVENING, FROM
31N60W TO EASTERN HISPANIOLA SUN EVENING, THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND
STALL FROM 27N55W TO EASTERN PUERTO RICO MON EVENING.
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT AND SUN
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND NE 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI
S OF 27N, E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N, E WINDS 5 TO
10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO 40 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
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