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FZNT25 KNHC 202140
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
540 PM EDT WED MAY 20 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 EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN ATLANTIC TO
THE NORTHERN GULF WILL CHANGE LITTLE DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN IT AND RELATIVELY LOWER PRESSURES
OVER TEXAS AND NORTHERN MEXICO WILL GENERALLY MAINTAIN A GENTLE
TO MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH
THE WEEKEND, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF WINDS PULSING TO FRESH TO
STRONG SPEEDS FROM THE LATE AFTERNOONS AND INTO THE NIGHT TIME
HOURS. A SERIES OF UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCES IN A VERY MOIST AND
UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT IS EXPECTED TO KEEP UNSETTLED WEATHER
CONDITIONS IN THE FORM OF SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NW GULF FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. MARINERS
TRANSITING THROUGH THESE WATERS ARE ADVISED TO BE PREPARED FOR
RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH THIS ACTIVITY.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A LARGE MID TO UPPER-LEVEL LOW AND ACCOMPANYING
SURFACE TROUGH NORTHEAST OF THE BAHAMAS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WATERS
BETWEEN THE BAHAMAS AND 70W AS WELL AS NORTH OF 27N BETWEEN 72W
76W THROUGH AT LEAST THU EVENING. SOME OF THIS ACTIVITY MAY
CONTAIN STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN REDUCING VISIBILITY.
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PULSE FRESH TO STRONG SPEEDS NORTH OF
HISPANIOLA IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS THROUGH FRI.
OTHERWISE, HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED JUST NORTH OF THE AREA WILL
MAINTAIN RATHER QUITE MARINE CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PERIOD.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THU NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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