243  
FZNT25 KNHC 110751  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
351 AM EDT SAT APR 11 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 CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN U.S. IS  
BUILDING SOUTHWARD TOWARD THE REGION. THE RELATED GRADIENT WILL  
CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN MOSTLY MODERATE TO FRESH EAST WINDS ACROSS  
THE BASIN THROUGH TONIGHT. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN  
SOME THROUGH LATE SUN NIGHT AS IT SHIFTS EASTWARD OVER THE  
WESTERN ATLANTIC THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK BEFORE IT WEAKENS INTO  
MIDWEEK. A RIDGE WILL STRETCH WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD FROM THE HIGH  
TO ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD. A TIGHTENING  
PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND LOWER PRESSURE TO ITS  
SOUTHEAST ASSOCIATED WITH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL FUNNEL PULSING  
FRESH TO STRONG EAST WINDS THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND  
INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF STARTING ON MON. SEAS ACROSS THE  
BASIN WILL BE AT A MOSTLY MODERATE STATE, EXCEPT REACHING A  
ROUGH STATE, AT TIMES, IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BEGINNING ON  
MON.  
   
TODAY
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF  
FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.  
ISOLATED SHOWERS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT, EXCEPT 7 TO 10  
FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.   
MON
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, EXCEPT 20 TO 25 IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.  
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT, EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.   
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT IN STRAITS  
OF FLORIDA DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E  
SWELL, EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.   
TUE
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
E 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 NEAR 31N63W TO 28N66W,  
THEN BECOMES STATIONARY TO 22N71W AND DISSIPATING TO THE EASTERN  
TIP OF CUBA. TO ITS W, HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING SOUTHWARD OVER  
THE WESTERN ATLANTIC. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE TWO  
FEATURES WILL MAINTAIN MOSTLY FRESH NORTHEAST WINDS WEST OF THE  
FRONT THROUGH SUN. WINDS BECOME LOCALLY STRONG STARTING SUN NIGHT  
AS THE HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS SOME. THE WINDS THEN DIMINISH  
BACK TO MOSTLY FRESH SPEEDS STARTING TUE SOUTH OF 28N AS THE HIGH  
PRESSURE WEAKENS, WITH AN ASSOCIATED RIDGE NEAR 31N. ROUGH SEAS  
FROM LARGE NE SWELL WILL LINGER INTO THE START OF NEXT WEEK  
BETWEEN BERMUDA AND THE BAHAMAS.  
   
TODAY
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND NE 10 TO 15 KT N OF  
27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N, AND E 15 TO  
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N, AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N.   
MON
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
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