448  
FZNT25 KNHC 120303  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1103 PM 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 OVER THE EASTERN UNITED STATES WILL  
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 SOUTHWARD 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 SUN. 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.  
   
OVERNIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF  
FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.   
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT, EXCEPT 7 TO 11  
FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.   
MON  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF  
FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.   
MON NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT, EXCEPT 7  
TO 10 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.   
TUE  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT, EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN NE  
TO E SWELL IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.   
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.    
THU  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS  
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 31N60W TO  
26N63.5W AND TO THE NORTH-CENTRAL DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. SCATTERED  
TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE WITHIN 240 NM EAST OF  
FRONT NORTH OF 24N, AND WITHIN 150 NM EAST OF THE FRONT SOUTH OF  
22N. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE FRONT AND HIGH  
PRESSURE TO ITS WEST IS MAINTAINING FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG  
NORTHEAST WINDS OVER THE WATERS WEST OF THE FRONT, EXCEPT NORTH OF  
29N WEST OF 74W, WHERE WINDS ARE LIGHTER. THE FRESH TO LOCALLY  
STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL EXPAND IN COVERAGE FROM SUN THROUGH  
MON NIGHT AS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY  
TRANSITIONS BACK TO A COLD FRONT REACHING THE NORTHEAST FORECAST  
WATERS BY LATE MON. THE WINDS THEN DIMINISH TO MOSTLY FRESH SPEEDS  
STARTING TUE SOUTH OF 28N AS THE HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS, WITH AN  
ASSOCIATED RIDGE NEAR 31N. ROUGH SEAS FROM LARGE NORTHEAST SWELL  
WILL LINGER INTO THE START OF NEXT WEEK BETWEEN BERMUDA AND THE  
BAHAMAS.  
   
OVERNIGHT  
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 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.   
MON  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
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