045
FZNT25 KNHC 182014
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
414 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDS ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
AND THE SE GULF INTO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE. STRONG TO
GALE-FORCE WINDS AND VERY ROUGH SEAS PERSIST IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT OVER THE SW GULF. FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS, WITH HIGHER
GUSTS, WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NE GULF THROUGH MON. THE FRONT
WILL SLOW DOWN OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA TONIGHT AND MON, THEN DRIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE
GULF THROUGH TUE AS IT WEAKENS. GALE-FORCE WINDS WILL PERSIST
OVER THE SW GULF OFFSHORE VERACRUZ THROUGH EARLY MON MORNING.
HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND THE FRONT, WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT FRESH
NE TO E WINDS MAINLY OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE GULF THROUGH
TUE.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM A 1010 MB LOW PRESSURE LOCATED
N OF THE FORECAST AREA NEAR 32N71W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. STRONG
TO MINIMAL GALE-FORCE WINDS AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS FOLLOW THE
FRONT. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOW AND HIGH PRESSURE
IN THE WAVE OF THE FRONT WILL BRING GALE- FORCE WINDS N OF 30N BETWEEN
70W AND 75W THROUGH TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N71W TO THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY EARLY MON MORNING, AND
FROM NEAR 31N70W TO WEST-CENTRAL CUBA BY MON NIGHT WHERE IT WILL
STALL BEFORE DISSIPATING INTO MIDWEEK. MARINE CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED
WITH THE FRONT WILL AFFECT MAINLY THE WATERS W OF 65W THROUGH TUE,
ALTHOUGH SEAS WILL LINGER THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND NE 20 TO 25 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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