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FZNT25 KNHC 010321
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1021 PM EST SAT JAN 31 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
THE ARCTIC COLD FRONT OF THE PREVIOUS DAYS HAS
CLEARED THE BASIN. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN STRONG HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE AREA IN ITS WAKE AND THE FRONT TO
THE SE OF THE GULF IS RESULTING IN NEAR GALE TO GALE FORCE
NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS EAST OF 90W, WHILE FRESH TO STRONG N
WINDS ARE WEST OF 90W. THE GALE FORCE WINDS MAY GUST UP TO 45 KT
DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. VERY ROUGH SEAS TO AROUND 19 FT WITH
THE GALE FORCE WINDS AREA OVER SOME SECTIONS OF THE EASTERN
GULF. THESE SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 8 TO 12 FT ON SUN AS THE WINDS
THERE DIMINISH. WINDS AND SEAS ELSEWHERE WILL DIMINISH FROM W TO
E ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS THE HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS
TO SHIFT EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. ANOTHER COLD FRONT
IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF WED, REACH FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE WESTERN GULF BY WED AFTERNOON, AND FROM
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY EARLY THU
AFTERNOON, THEN TO SE OF THE BASIN BY EARLY THU EVENING. FRESH
TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND
THIS NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM.
..GALE WARNING E OF 85W
TONIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, EXCEPT E OF 85W INCLUDING
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA NW 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL W OF 83W, AND 10 TO 15 FT E OF 85W INCLUDING THE STRAITS
OF FLORIDA.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, EXCEPT NW 25 TO 30 KT EARLY IN
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
S OF 24N, N TO NE WINDS 10 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING,
BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 24N, SW TO W WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
THU NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW
SWELL.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MOST OF THE
WATERS NORTH OF 27N AND EAST OF 78W AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE EAST
OF THE CAROLINAS RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES. IT WILL TRACK TO THE NE
THROUGH SUN. AN ASSOCIATED STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM
THE LOW PRESSURE TO 31N74W AND SOUTHWESTWARD TO CENTRAL CUBA. GALE
FORCE WINDS ARE AFFECTING THE WATER OUTSIDE THE STORM CONDITIONS
NORTH OF ABOUT 24N. SEAS PEAKING TO AROUND 29 FT ARE EXPECTED OVER
THE NW WATER THROUGH EARLY MON. THE STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO LIFT NORTH OF THE AREA SUN EVENING, WITH THE GALE
FORCE WINDS DIMINISHING LATE SUN NIGHT INTO EARLY MON. THE COLD
FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE FORECAST WATERS THROUGH MON NIGHT,
THEN SLOW DOWN AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE
EASTERN WATERS TUE BEFORE STALLING AND WEAKENING TO A TROUGH THAT
SHIFTS WESTWARD WED THROUGH THU. SEAS ACROSS THE FORECAST DOMAIN
WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE STARTING AT MIDWEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT SHIFTS EASTWARD NEAR 29N.
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
S OF 27N, W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. N OF 27N, W WINDS
25 TO 35 KT, EXCEPT E OF 78W W TO NW 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16
FT, EXCEPT N OF 27N 14 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 27N, AND NW 25 TO 35 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND NW 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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