088
FZNT25 KNHC 170732
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
332 AM EDT FRI APR 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
A RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SAT, MAINTAINING A WEAK PRESSURE
GRADIENT ACROSS THE BASIN. THIS PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SUPPORT
GENTLE TO MODERATE E TO SE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE BASIN
THROUGH SAT. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE OFF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA,
WHERE A DAILY TROUGH WILL RESULT IN A LOCALLY TIGHTER PRESSURE
GRADIENT TO SUPPORT A PULSING OF FRESH TO STRONG WINDS DURING
THE EVENINGS. FRESH TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS
WILL FOLLOW A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF SAT
NIGHT THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK. THE FRONT WILL STALL
FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO SOUTH TEXAS BY LATE MON THEN
DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE.
TODAY
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING
TO 3 FT LATE.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS,
BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM HISPANIOLA TO THE
TURKS AND CAICOS TO SOUTHWEST OF BERMUDA WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH
SAT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FROM THE EAST IN THE
WAKE OF THE TROUGH. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE
COAST OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA SUN NIGHT. EXPECT FRESH TO STRONG N
TO NE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AS IT
REACHES FROM BERMUDA TO THE FLORIDA STRAITS BY LATE MON, AND
FROM 31N60W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE TUE.
TODAY
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND NE 5 TO 10 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND E TO SE 5 TO
10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF
27N.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND
3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SE 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. S OF 27N, SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N, SEAS 2 FT OR LESS,
BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 27N, SEAS 2 FT OR LESS,
BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N, SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N, AND 7 TO
10 FT N OF 27N.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N,
AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N.
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