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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
411 PM EDT WED OCT 21 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 EASTERN OF THE UNITED STATES
HAS A RIDGE EXTENDING INTO THE GULF REGION. THIS SYSTEM SUPPORTS
MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH NE TO E WINDS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
STRONG TO NEAR-GALE FORCE NW WINDS OVER THE SW GULF. THE LATTER
WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT
BETWEEN THE ABOVE MENTIONED RIDGE AND A LOW PRESSURE FORECAST TO
DEVELOP NEAR THE BAHAMAS WILL BRING FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS AND
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS OVER THE EASTERN GULF FRI NIGHT INTO SAT.
THESE MARINE CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD WESTWARD TO THE CENTRAL GULF
SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 12 OR
13 FT WITH THESE WINDS OVER THE SE GULF ON SUN.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
MODERATE TO FRESH N TO NE WINDS AND NE SWELL PERSIST
WEST OF A STATIONARY FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND TO EAST-CENTRAL CUBA. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO
GENTLE TO MODERATE SPEEDS BY THIS EVENING WHILE SEAS WILL SLOWLY
SUBSIDE ACROSS THE WATERS W OF 65W AND NE OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH
FRI. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP BEGINNING LATE
FRI AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTHWARD OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC
AND LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS NEAR THE BAHAMAS ALONG A REMNANT FRONTAL
TROUGH. THIS SETUP IS EXPECTED TO INDUCE WIDESPREAD FRESH TO
STRONG NE TO E WINDS AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, WITH WINDS
LIKELY REACHING GALE-FORCE OVER THE WATERS ROUGHLY NW OF A LINE
FROM NEAR 31N60W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS ON SUN. MARINERS SHOULD
MONITOR THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS, AND HAVE AVOIDANCE PLANS IN
PLACE.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND N TO NE 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
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