419  
FZNT25 KNHC 151520  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1120 AM EDT SUN MAR 15 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
 
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF TONIGHT,  
QUICKLY REACHING THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF BY MON NIGHT AND SLOW  
DOWN AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN ON TUE. STRONG  
TO GALE-FORCE N WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT.  
GALE CONDITIONS AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS ARE FORECAST IN THE  
NW GULF, AND OFFSHORE TAMPICO AND VERACRUZ, MEXICO TONIGHT AND  
MON. GUSTY WINDS TO STORM-FORCE ARE EXPECTED OFFSHORE TAMPICO  
AND VERACRUZ ON MON. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT, HIGH PRESSURE  
WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION INTO MIDWEEK.  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
TUE
 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
WED
 
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
THE ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDS A RIDGE ACROSS  
THE FORECAST WATERS. THE RIDGE WILL RETREAT EASTWARD EARLY THIS  
WEEK IN RESPONSE TO THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE OFF  
THE U.S. SOUTHEASTERN COAST BY LATE MON, THEN SLOW DOWN AND STALL  
FROM NEAR 31N70W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND TO CENTRAL CUBA BY  
LATE TUE. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL  
DEVELOP OVER THE NW FORECAST WATERS STARTING THIS EVENING AHEAD OF  
THE FRONT. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT  
THROUGH TUE. THE FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ON THU. AT  
THE SAME TIME, A LOW MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND  
MOVE QUICKLY NORTHEASTWARD.  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT
 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT  
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
MON
 
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND S 20 TO 25 KT N OF  
27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
MON NIGHT
 
S OF 27N, S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N, S TO  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
TUE
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU
 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
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