976
FZNT25 KNHC 171336
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
936 AM EDT SAT OCT 17 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 FROM TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA TO THE
CHIVELA PASS IN MEXICO. STRONG GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY ROUGH
SEAS FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER THE WEST-CENTRAL GULF, WITH
INCREASING WINDS TO MINIMAL STORM FORCE IN THE SW GULF NEAR
VERACRUZ. FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE FOLLOW THE FRONT ELSEWHERE BEHIND THE FRONT INCLUDING OVER
THE NORTHERN GULF. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NAPLES, FLORIDA TO
COATZACOALCOS, MEXICO BY THIS EVENING. STORM FORCE WINDS OFF
VERACRUZ WILL DIMINISH TO STRONG GALE THIS EVENING, WHILE STRONG
GALE FORCE WINDS PERSISTS IN THE WEST-CENTRAL GULF. FREQUENT
GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ELSEWHERE BEHIND THE FRONT SHOULD DIMINISH
BY THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL THEN SLOW DOWN AS IT REACHES
FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO MERIDA, MEXICO BY EARLY SUN, THEN
DRIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE GULF THROUGH TUE AS IT WEAKENS.
GALES WILL DIMINISH IN THE WEST-CENTRAL GULF BY EARLY SUN, AND
PERSIST OVER THE SW GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT. STRONG NE WINDS AND
ROUGH SEAS WILL PERSIST ELSEWHERE NORTH OF THE FRONT. LOOKING
AHEAD, STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BEHIND THE FRONT, PROMOTING FRESH NE TO E
WINDS MAINLY OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE GULF INTO MID WEEK.
..GALE WARNING
THIS AFTERNOON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO
GALE FORCE, EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A PAIR OF WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARIES EAST OF 70W WILL
MERGE THEN DISSIPATE THROUGH TODAY, AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT
THAT MOVED OFF THE COAST OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA THIS MORNING. THE
FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N72W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY EARLY
SUN MORNING, AND FROM NEAR 31N70W TO WESTERN CUBA BY EARLY MON
MORNING, THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE INTO MID WEEK. STRONG TO NEAR-
GALE FORCE WINDS AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE
FRONT AFFECTING MAINLY THE WATERS WEST OF 65W THROUGH TUE,
ALTHOUGH SEAS WILL LINGER THROUGH MID-WEEK. FREQUENT GUSTS TO
GALE FORCE ARE FORECAST BEHIND THE FRONT NORTH OF 29N AND WEST
OF 74W TONIGHT THROUGH SUN.
..GALE WARNING
THIS AFTERNOON
S OF 27N, SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. N OF 27N, SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND N 20 TO 30 KT
WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE N OF 27N. S OF 27N, SEAS 2 FT
OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. N OF 27N, SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N, AND N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N,
AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N, AND
8 TO 11 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N, AND
8 TO 13 FT N OF 27N.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N, AND
8 TO 11 FT N OF 27N.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N, AND
7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N, AND
6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N, AND
6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N,
AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N.
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