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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
400 AM EDT WED MAR 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
A BROAD SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDING ACROSS THE BASIN
WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TODAY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE
RIDGE AND LOWER PRESSURES OVER MEXICO WILL SUPPORT MAINLY
MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE WINDS BASIN-WIDE, PULSING TO FRESH AND
STRONG NEAR THE NORTHERN YUCATAN AND THE WESTERN GULF IN THE
EARLY MORNING AND EVENING, WITH SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS OVERALL IN
THE NORTHEASTERN GULF. SEAS WILL BE SLIGHT TO MODERATE TODAY. A
COLD FRONT WILL IMPACT THE NW GULF BEGINNING TONIGHT, BEFORE
MOVING ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH THU NIGHT, STALLING AND
DISSIPATING OVER THE SE GULF FRI AND FRI NIGHT. IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT, WINDS WILL INCREASE TO FRESH TO NEAR GALE-FORCE
SPEEDS, AND SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 11 FT THROUGH THU NIGHT,
WITH CONDITIONS IMPROVING THEREAFTER AS RIDGING GRADUALLY
REBUILDS ACROSS THE BASIN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MAY APPROACH EARLY
NEXT WEEK.
TODAY
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL S OF
25N THROUGH THIS EVENING, LOCALLY STRONG N OF HISPANIOLA INTO
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED
ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. SOUTHERLY FRESH TO STRONG
WINDS WILL DEVELOP OFF NORTHERN FLORIDA TONIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT. THAT FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE BY THU EVENING WITH FRESH
TO NEAR GALE-FORCE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS BEHIND IT, WEAKENING
AND SLOWING FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS BY FRI.
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE BASIN FOR THE END OF
THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND ALONG WITH MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES,
THEN WILL STRENGTHEN BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND, LEADING TO FRESH
TO LOCALLY STRONG WINDS BASIN-WIDE, AND ROUGH SEAS OVER THE SE
WATERS.
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SE TO S 5 TO
10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND
3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
THU
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
S OF 27N, SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N, SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS S OF 27N, AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND
4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 27N, SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. N OF 27N, SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N, SEAS 3 FT,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N, SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF
27N, AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
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