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FZNT25 KNHC 180821
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
421 AM EDT TUE AUG 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 WEAK HIGH PRESSURE PATTERN WILL SUPPORT MOSTLY
GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE BASIN. A DIURNALLY
INDUCED SURFACE TROUGH WILL GENERATE FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG
WINDS NORTH AND WEST 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
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO W AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WED
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
NW TO N 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. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT OR LESS.
SAT 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
A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N51W TO 26N63W TO
31N71W IS PRODUCING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
BETWEEN BERMUDA AND PUERTO RICO. THE FRONT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN
INTO A TROUGH TODAY INTO TONIGHT. FRESH WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF
THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH TODAY. OTHERWISE, A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT
WILL SUPPORT MAINLY LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS, LOCALLY MODERATE,
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA N OF 22N THROUGH THE WEEK AND INTO THE
WEEKEND. MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH EASTERLY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED
S OF 22N.
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
TONIGHT
SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND W 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
S OF 27N, W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, SHIFTING TO SE TO
S AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N, S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT
OR LESS.
THU
S TO SW 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
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
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