810  
FZNT25 KNHC 170930  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
530 AM EDT MON AUG 17 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 WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE GULF WATERS  
THROUGH THE WEEK. A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SUPPORT MOSTLY  
GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE BASIN. A DIURNALLY  
INDUCED SURFACE TROUGH WILL GENERATE FRESH TO OCCASIONALLY  
STRONG WINDS N OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY EACH EVENING.  
THESE WINDS WILL SPREAD WESTWARD AWAY FROM THE YUCATAN AT NIGHT  
AS THE TROUGH MIGRATES INTO THE SW GULF. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS  
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.  
   
TODAY  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, SHIFTING TO NW IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE TO S AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS  
SURFACE RIDGING ALONG 27N AND THE PASSAGE OF A PAIR  
OF TROPICAL WAVES ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN SEA WILL MODULATE  
MODERATE TO FRESH NE TO E WINDS SOUTH OF 23N THROUGH THE  
FORECAST PERIOD. OTHERWISE, A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N54W  
TO 27N63W TO 31N71W WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN  
FORECAST WATERS TODAY THEN STALL AND WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH BY  
TUE. FRESH TO STRONG SW TO W WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL  
DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING. HOWEVER, SHOWER ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED  
WITH THE FRONT AND ITS REMNANTS IS FORECAST THROUGH THU.  
   
TODAY  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SW TO W 5 TO  
10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT  
N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TUE  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING, SUBSIDING TO  
2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
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