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FZNT25 KNHC 290314
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1114 PM EDT TUE APR 28 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
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN WEAK HIGH PRESSURE
OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND A TROUGH THAT EXTENDS ALONG THE COAST
OF MEXICO FROM TAMPICO TO VERACRUZ WILL SUPPORT MODERATE TO
FRESH SOUTHEAST WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF
THE GULF, AND GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS WITH SLIGHT TO MODERATE
SEAS OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE BASIN THROUGH WED MORNING.
ELSEWHERE, A DIURNAL TROUGH WILL PULSE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS OFF
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS EVENING, THEN AT MOSTLY FRESH SPEEDS
THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR
NORTHERN GULF THU AND BEGIN TO STALL THU NIGHT INTO FRI, PERHAPS
OVER WATERS FURTHER SOUTH. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL EMERGE OFF
THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI NIGHT, THEN REACH FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA
TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE ON SAT, AND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA
TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA ON SUN. THE FRONT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
FRESH TO STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS, WITH NEAR GALE WINDS
POSSIBLE OFFSHORE TAMPICO AND VERACRUZ ON SAT. SEAS ARE FORECAST
TO BUILD TO AROUND 12 FT, OR POSSIBLY EVEN HIGHER SAT AND SAT
NIGHT, THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE ON SUN. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR THE
NEAR GALE WINDS TO REACH GALE FORCE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS, SOME POSSIBLY STRONG, ARE EXPECTED TO PRECEDE THE
FRONT. MARINERS SHOULD STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST FORECAST.
OVERNIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
THU
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S OF 24N, E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 24N,
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT EARLY IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW TO W
SWELL.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N60W TO NEAR 26N70W
WILL MOVE E OF 55W ON WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE OFFSHORE NORTHEAST FLORIDA ON THU, AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON
BEFORE PASSING E OF 55W ON SAT. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF
THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST ON SAT, AND REACH FROM NEAR 31N73W TO
CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLY ON SUN AND STALL. LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED
TO RIDE UP ALONG THE FRONT AT THAT TIME.
OVERNIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND S 15 TO 20 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N, AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N, AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
FRI
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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