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FZNT25 KNHC 171506
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1106 AM EDT WED JUN 17 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
TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR IS NEAR 28.6N 95.8W AT 11 AM
EDT, AND IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
ARE 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT, AND THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE
IS 1001 MB. ARTHUR WILL WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR
30.0N 94.2W THIS EVENING, BECOME A REMNANT LOW AND MOVE TO 31.9N
91.6W THU MORNING, AND DISSIPATE THU EVENING. SWELLS GENERATED
BY ARTHUR ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP
CURRENT CONDITIONS ALONG THE NORTHWESTERN GULF COAST FOR THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. OTHERWISE, A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT
WILL DEVELOP OVER THE BASIN AND SUSTAIN FRESH TO STRONG
SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF LATE TODAY
THROUGH THU NIGHT, AND MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS OVER THE EASTERN
GULF. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE FRI THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE EASTERN GULF.
THIS AFTERNOON
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
SW 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
HIGH PRESSURE OF 1021 MB CENTERED NEAR 26N62W EXTENDS
A RIDGE WESTWARD ALONG 27N AND ACROSS S FLORIDA, AND WILL DOMINATE
THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH FRI, THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN FRI NIGHT
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES SLOWLY OFFSHORE OF
THE SE U.S COAST. THE RELATED PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN
MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH TRADE WINDS SOUTH OF 22N THROUGH FRI,
DIMINISHING SLIGHTLY FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT. MODERATE TO LOCALLY
FRESH SW WINDS OFFSHORE OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA TO NEAR 72W WILL
EXPAND EASTWARD TO NEAR 65W THROUGH TONIGHT, AS A WEAK FRONTAL
SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE SLOWLY OFFSHORE EARLY SAT AND STALL OFFSHORE NORTHEAST
FLORIDA BY SUN. EXPECT FRESH TO STRONG WINDS EACH AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE EVENING ACROSS ATLANTIC WATERS NEAR PUERTO RICO AND
HISPANIOLA.
THIS AFTERNOON
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S TO SW
10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 3 FT.
THU
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
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