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FZNT25 KNHC 140841
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
441 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 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 STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA TO INLAND THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA. THE FRONT WILL LIFT
BACK TO THE N TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION BEGINS TO
SHIFT EASTWARD. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE
NW GULF SUN NIGHT, QUICKLY REACHING THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF BY MON
NIGHT AND SLOW DOWN AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN
BY LATE TUE. STRONG TO NEAR GALE-FORCE N WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE
FRONT ALONG WITH SEAS RAPIDLY BECOMING ROUGH. GALE-FORCE WINDS
WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE NW GULF, AND OFFSHORE TAMPICO AND
VERACRUZ, MEXICO ON SUN NIGHT AND MON. THE WINDS OFFSHORE
VERACRUZ MAY ATTAIN BRIEF GUSTS TO STORM-FORCE. IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT, HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION INTO
MIDWEEK.
TODAY
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO
3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 31N71W TO
26N80W. ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD
TOWARD THE BAHAMAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND BEFORE IT WILL RETREAT
EASTWARD EARLY NEXT WEEK IN RESPONSE TO THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THE
FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE U.S. SOUTHEASTERN COAST MON EVENING, THEN
SLOW DOWN AND STALL FROM NEAR 31N72W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND
TO CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE TUE. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND
ROUGH SEAS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW FORECAST WATERS STARTING SUN
AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE FRONT. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
FOLLOW THE FRONT THROUGH TUE. TO THE SOUTH, ROUGH SEAS PRODUCED
BY LONG-PERIOD E SWELL WILL IMPACT THE WATERS E OF THE BAHAMAS
EARLY NEXT WEEK BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING DURING MIDWEEK.
TODAY
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND E 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
MON
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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