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FZNT25 KNHC 171925
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
325 PM EDT THU SEP 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
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
SOUTHEASTERN U.S. AND A WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE SE
GULF SUPPORTS FRESH NE TO E WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS OVER THE NE
AND NORTH-CENTRAL GULF. THESE MARINE CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD
WESTWARD OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS THROUGH
TONIGHT BEFORE IMPROVING FRI INTO SAT. MEANWHILE, A RATHER BROAD
UPPER- LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE TOWARDS FLORIDA FROM THE WESTERN
ATLANTIC ON FRI, AND INTO THE NE GULF ON SAT. THIS FEATURE WILL
LEAD TO INCREASING SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER FLORIDA,
AND THEN OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL GULF WATERS.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, SHIFTING TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON
SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
SOUTHEASTERN U.S. AND A STATIONARY FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM NEAR
BERMUDA TO THE NW BAHAMAS WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH NE
WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS WEST OF THE FRONT THROUGH LATE TODAY.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE EARLY ON FRI AS HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES
THE DOMINANT FEATURE ACROSS THE BASIN INTO THE WEEKEND. MEANWHILE,
ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE, COMBINED WITH AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW
LOCATED EAST OF FLORIDA, WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY W OF 70W, THROUGH AT
LEAST SUN.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND E 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S OF 27N, NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO SE
5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N, E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT IN THE EVENING, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT S OF 27N, AND E TO SE 5 TO
10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
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