768
FZNT25 KNHC 120734
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
334 AM EDT SUN APR 12 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 CENTERED OFF THE CAROLINAS WILL BEGIN
TO SLIDE EASTWARD INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC STARTING THIS
EVENING. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND SOUTHWESTWARD FROM THE HIGH TO THE
NORTH- CENTRAL GULF THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. THE RELATED
GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH EAST WINDS ACROSS THE
BASIN THROUGH WED. AFTERWARD, AS THE HIGH WILL BE WEAKENING,
THIS WILL ALLOW FOR WINDS OVER THE AREA TO DIMINISH TO GENTLE TO
MODERATE SPEEDS. PULSING FRESH TO STRONG EAST WINDS WILL SURGE
THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF
STARTING TODAY. SEAS ACROSS THE BASIN WILL BE AT A MOSTLY
MODERATE STATE, EXCEPT REACHING A ROUGH STATE, AT TIMES, IN THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA BEGINNING ON MON. SEAS SUBSIDE AROUND
MIDWEEK.
TODAY
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT, EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT
IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
MON
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT, EXCEPT 7
TO 10 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT, EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN NE
TO E SWELL IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 31N60W TO
26N63.5W AND TO THE NORTH-CENTRAL DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. SCATTERED
TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE WITHIN 240 NM EAST OF
FRONT NORTH OF 25N, AND WITHIN 150 NM EAST OF THE FRONT FROM 23N
TO 25N. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE FRONT AND HIGH
PRESSURE TO ITS WEST IS MAINTAINING FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG
NORTHEAST WINDS OVER THE WATERS WEST OF THE FRONT, EXCEPT NORTH
OF 29N WEST OF 74W, WHERE WINDS ARE LIGHTER. THE FRESH TO
LOCALLY STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL EXPAND IN COVERAGE THROUGH
MON NIGHT AS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY
TRANSITIONS BACK TO A COLD FRONT AS IT REACHES THE NORTHEAST
FORECAST LATE ON MON. THE WINDS THEN DIMINISH TO MOSTLY FRESH
SPEEDS STARTING TUE SOUTH OF 28N AS THE HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS,
WITH AN ASSOCIATED RIDGE NEAR 31N. ROUGH SEAS FROM LARGE NORTHEAST
SWELL WILL LINGER INTO THE START OF NEXT WEEK BETWEEN BERMUDA AND
THE BAHAMAS.
TODAY
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N, AND E 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N, AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.
MON
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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