959  
FZNT25 KNHC 181911  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
311 PM EDT FRI SEP 18 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 RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF REGION SUPPORTING  
GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS THROUGH  
SUN. WINDS WILL THEN EASE TO LIGHT TO GENTLE SPEEDS EARLY NEXT  
WEEK, WITH SEAS REMAINING SLIGHT. MEANWHILE, A BROAD UPPER-LEVEL  
LOW CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA WILL MOVE INTO  
THE NE GULF ON SAT. THIS FEATURE WILL LEAD TO INCREASING SHOWER  
AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL GULF  
WATERS.  
   
TONIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,  
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN
 
SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 5 KT, SHIFTING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
2 FT OR LESS.    
MON
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE TO S AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE
 
S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED
 
NE TO E WINDS 5 KT, SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS,  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO  
CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL WASH OUT BY TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL  
BECOME THE DOMINANT FEATURE ACROSS THE BASIN DURING THE WEEKEND  
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK, PROMOTING LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS WITH SLIGHT  
TO MODERATE SEAS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH  
E TO SE WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS OFFSHORE HISPANIOLA. MEANWHILE,  
ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE, COMBINED WITH AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW NOW  
LOCATED OVER NE FLORIDA, WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT SCATTERED TO  
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY W OF 70W, THROUGH AT  
LEAST SUN.  
   
TONIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,  
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN
 
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT S OF 27N, AND E TO SE 5 TO  
10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON
 
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
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