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FZNT25 KNHC 300754
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
254 AM EST FRI JAN 30 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 OF 1022 MB CENTERED OVER THE NE GULF
IS SHIFTING EASTWARD IN RESPONSE TO A LOW PRESSURE AREA THAT IS
MOVING INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. A TRAILING COLD FRONT
HAS MOVED INTO THE NW GULF JUST OFFSHORE THE SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA
AND TEXAS COASTS. FRESH TO STRONG NW TO N WINDS AND BUILDING
SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT AS IT REACHES FROM PANAMA CITY,
FLORIDA TO JUST N OF VERACRUZ, MEXICO BY THIS EVENING. THE LOW
WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN THROUGH SAT AS IT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN
ATLANTIC. THIS WILL REINFORCE THE FRONT AS IT EXITS TO THE
SOUTHEAST OF THE BASIN ON SAT, AND USHER IN ANOTHER BLAST OF
ARCTIC AIR ACROSS THE GULF THAT WILL SUPPORT WINDS TO GALE-FORCE
NEAR VERACRUZ TONIGHT INTO EARLY ON SAT, AND ACROSS THE EASTERN
GULF SAT THROUGH SAT EVENING, WITH ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS
ACROSS THE BASIN. LOOKING AHEAD, WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH
FROM W TO E ACROSS THE GULF SUN THROUGH MON AS HIGH PRESSURE
SHIFTS SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT.
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO
6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 31N49W TO
24N60W AND TO NEAR THE EASTERN TIP OF CUBA. FRESH TO STRONG NW
WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS FOLLOW THE FRONT NORTH OF 29N, AND FRESH TO
STRONG SW WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ARE AHEAD OF THE FRONT. A COLD
FRONT WILL STALL THIS MORNING OVER THE NW FORECAST WATERS, THEN
LIFT N OF THE AREA THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COMPLEX
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT TRACKS NE JUST OFFSHORE THE CAROLINA
COAST. THIS SYSTEM WILL SEND AN UNUSUALLY STRONG AND POWERFUL
ARCTIC COLD FRONT OFF THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST SAT MORNING.
THE ASSOCIATED COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO DEEPEN RAPIDLY
ACROSS THE NW ATLANTIC SAT THROUGH SUN, BECOMING QUITE POWERFUL
AND INDUCING A VERY LARGE AREA OF WESTERLY GALE- FORCE WINDS
COVERING THE LOCAL WATERS N OF ABOUT 23.5N, AND THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS, SAT THROUGH SUN EVENING, BEFORE LIFTING N OF THE AREA SUN
NIGHT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH FROM NEAR 31N73W TO EASTERN
CUBA SAT EVENING, FROM 31N60W TO EASTERN HISPANIOLA SUN EVENING,
THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND STALL FROM BEAR 27N55W TO EASTERN PUERTO
RICO MON EVENING. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT, LARGE LONG-PERIOD NW
SWELL WILL IMPACT THE WATERS N AND E OF THE BAHAMAS FROM LATE SAT
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR THE FORECASTS FOR
SAT AND BEYOND, AND PREPARE TO EXECUTE AVOIDANCE PLANS FROM THESE
CONDITIONS.
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S OF 27N, E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N, E WINDS 5 TO
10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO W TO NW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
S OF 27N, W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. N OF 27N, W
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS
9 TO 14 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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