359  
FZNT25 KNHC 150304  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1104 PM EDT SAT MAR 14 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 STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF SUN  
NIGHT, QUICKLY REACHING THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF BY MON NIGHT AND  
SLOW DOWN AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN ON TUE.  
STRONG TO GALE-FORCE N WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE  
FRONT. GALE CONDITIONS AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WILL BE  
POSSIBLE IN THE NW GULF, AND OFFSHORE TAMPICO AND VERACRUZ,  
MEXICO ON SUN NIGHT AND MON. THE WINDS OFFSHORE TAMPICO AND  
VERACRUZ MAY ATTAIN GUSTS TO STORM-FORCE. IN THE WAKE OF THE  
FRONT, HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION INTO MIDWEEK.  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SUN
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO  
3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
MON
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE
 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
WED
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
THE ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD TOWARD THE  
BAHAMAS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND BEFORE IT WILL  
RETREAT EASTWARD EARLY NEXT WEEK IN RESPONSE TO THE NEXT COLD  
FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE U.S. SOUTHEASTERN COAST MON  
EVENING, THEN SLOW DOWN AND STALL FROM NEAR 31N70W TO THE  
CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND TO CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE TUE. FRESH TO STRONG  
SOUTHERLY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW FORECAST  
WATERS STARTING SUN AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE FRONT. FRESH TO  
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT THROUGH TUE. TO THE  
SOUTH, ROUGH SEAS PRODUCED BY LONG-PERIOD E SWELL WILL IMPACT  
THE WATERS E OF THE BAHAMAS EARLY NEXT WEEK BEFORE SLOWLY  
SUBSIDING DURING MIDWEEK.  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
SUN
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND SE TO S 15 TO  
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
MON
 
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND S 15 TO 20 KT N OF  
27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
TUE
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU
 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
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