677  
FZNT25 KNHC 091451  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1051 AM EDT MON MAR 9 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 BROAD SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDING ACROSS THE BASIN  
WILL PREVAIL THROUGH MIDWEEK. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE  
RIDGE AND LOWER PRESSURES OVER MEXICO WILL SUPPORT MAINLY  
MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE WINDS BASIN-WIDE, PULSING TO FRESH AND  
STRONG NEAR THE NORTHERN YUCATAN AND THE WESTERN GULF IN THE  
EVENINGS, AND SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS OVERALL IN THE NORTHEASTERN  
GULF. SEAS WILL BE SLIGHT TO MODERATE THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT  
MAY IMPACT THE NORTHWESTERN GULF BEGINNING WED NIGHT, BEFORE  
MOVING ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH FRI NIGHT WITH WINDS INCREASING  
TO FRESH TO STRONG SPEEDS AND SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT BEHIND IT. A  
BRIEF PERIOD OF GALE FORCE WINDS MAY BE POSSIBLE OFFSHORE OF  
VERACRUZ EARLY ON THU.  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO  
3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU  
S WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
3 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS  
MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL SOUTH  
OF 27N THROUGH MIDWEEK, REACHING STRONG NORTH OF HISPANIOLA INTO  
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AT TIMES. ROUGH SEAS WILL PREVAIL WITHIN  
THESE WINDS AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS  
THROUGH TUE. MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE  
ACROSS THE REGION. SOUTHERLY FRESH TO STRONG WINDS MAY DEVELOP  
OFF NORTHERN FLORIDA WED NIGHT AHEAD OF A POTENTIAL COLD FRONT.  
THAT FRONT MAY MOVE OFFSHORE THU WITH FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND  
BUILDING SEAS BEHIND IT, WEAKENING AND SLOWING FROM NEAR  
BERMUDA TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS BY LATE THU NIGHT.  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
S OF 27N, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
N OF 27N, SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT N  
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND E TO SE 10 TO  
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
WED NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab TPC Page
Main Text Page