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FZNT25 KNHC 281500
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
ISSUED BY NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1000 AM EST WED JAN 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
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF COAST
MAINTAINS A BROAD RIDGE ACROSS THE BASIN. MODERATE TO LOCALLY
FRESH N TO NE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE THE SOUTHEASTERN
HALF OF THE GULF TODAY BEFORE NEW HIGH PRESSURE MOVES TO THE NW
GULF COAST THIS EVENING AND SHIFTS EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH
THU, WHICH WILL FRESHEN WINDS ACROSS THE SE GULF. A STRONG COLD
FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS THU NIGHT. THIS FRONT
IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SE AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO
VERACRUZ BY FRI NIGHT AND MOVE SE OF THE BASIN SAT AFTERNOON.
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL FORCE STRONG TO NEAR
GALE-FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT, WITH GALE-FORCE
WINDS NEAR VERACRUZ LIKELY TO BEGIN SAT MORNING, THEN DEVELOP
ACROSS THE NE GULF WATERS TO OFFSHORE OF CENTRAL FLORIDA SAT
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR
LESS.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
AN ATLANTIC COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N51W TO THE E
COAST OF CUBA. BEHIND THE FRONT, MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS AND
ROUGH SEAS IN NW SWELL PREVAIL. THE FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY
AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 28N55W TO THE SE BAHAMAS AND
EAST CUBA THIS EVENING, THEN WILL MEANDER ACROSS THIS AREA THROUGH
THU. HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE GULF OF AMERICA WILL BUILD EASTWARD
INTO THE W ATLANTIC AND FRESHEN WINDS BEHIND THE LINGERING FRONT
THU THROUGH THU EVENING. AN UNUSUALLY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER
THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WATERS ON SAT. ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE IS
FORECAST TO DEEPEN RAPIDLY ACROSS THE NW ATLANTIC THIS WEEKEND,
INDUCING A LARGE AREA OF WESTERLY GALE-FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE
LOCAL WATERS N OF 24N SAT EVENING THROUGH SUN EVENING. THE FRONT
IS EXPECTED TO REACH FROM 31N74W TO EASTERN CUBA SAT EVENING, AND
FROM 31N62W TO EASTERN HISPANIOLA SUN EVENING.
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND NW TO N 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. S OF 27N, SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING, SUBSIDING TO
2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N, SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND NW TO N 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND N 15 TO 20 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND N TO NE 5 TO
10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 TO
4 FT N OF 27N.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS
3 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. S OF 27N, SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF
27N, SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N, AND 9 TO
14 FT N OF 27N.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N, AND
8 TO 11 FT N OF 27N.
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