543
FZNT25 KNHC 251525
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1025 AM EST SUN JAN 25 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 EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA
SOUTHWESTWARD TO 26N94W, AND TO INLAND MEXICO NEAR TAMPICO. A
WARM FRONT EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA NORTHWESTWARD TO THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND TO INLAND ALABAMA. THE WARM FRONT
WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA TODAY IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT. THE
COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REST OF THE BASIN THROUGH MON
EVENING. STRONG ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT
IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS NW PORTIONS
OF THE GULF TODAY THROUGH MON, GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE
OFFSHORE WATERS OF TAMPICO FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MON
MORNING, AND SIMILAR WINDS OVER THE WATERS NEAR VERACRUZ FROM
MON MORNING TO LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO QUICKLY
BUILD ACROSS THE BASIN TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS, SOME POSSIBLY STRONG, ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE
FRONT, MAINLY IN THE NORTH CENTRAL AND NE GULF SECTIONS.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE QUICKLY FROM NW TO SE TUE THROUGH WED AS
THE FRONT MOVES SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN AND HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS SETTLES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. MARINERS ARE
ADVISED TO KEEP ALERT WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS.
TODAY
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
S OF 24N, SW WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. N OF 24N, W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO N IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N
SWELL.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N81W SOUTHWESTWARD
TO INLAND CENTRAL FLORIDA NEAR DAYTON BEACH. A BACKDOOR COLD
FRONT EXTENDS FROM 30N55W TO 29N62W AND TO 31N73W. HIGH PRESSURE
ACROSS THE EASTERN ATLANTIC EXTENDS A BROAD RIDGE WESTWARD ALONG
28N TO THE TROUGH ALONG 60W. FRESH TO STRONG S TO SW WINDS WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE NW FORECAST WATERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY MON IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT THAT IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE OFFSHORE NORTHEAST FLORIDA ON MON MORNING.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. THE
FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N72W TO THE NW BAHAMAS AND TO WEST
CUBA MON EVENING, FROM NEAR 31N56W TO THE SE BAHAMAS AND TO
EASTERN CUBA TUE EVENING, THEN BEGIN TO BECOME STATIONARY AND
WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 31N50W TO THE SE BAHAMAS AND TO
EASTERN CUBA WED EVENING. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND
ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED W OF THE FRONT MON AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE
AFTERNOON. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BEGIN TO DISSIPATE ON THU AS
ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES OUT ACROSS THE WESTERN FORECAST
WATERS, REACHING FROM NEAR 31N60W TO THE SE BAHAMAS BY THU
EVENING.
TODAY
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N, AND NW 20 TO
25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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