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FZNT25 KNHC 120304
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1104 PM EDT WED MAR 11 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 BROAD SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE W ATLANTIC
WESTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SHIFT EASTWARD TONIGHT
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE
NW GULF TONIGHT, AND MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD BEFORE STALLING ACROSS
THE SE GULF THU NIGHT, THEN DISSIPATE THERE FRI THROUGH FRI
NIGHT. EXPECT STRONG TO NEAR GALE-FORCE N WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT
THROUGH THU EVENING BEFORE WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISH. MARINE
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SIGNIFICANTLY EARLY FRI THROUGH SUN AS
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES JUST N OF THE BASIN. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SUN NIGHT AND REACH THE SE GULF
BY MON NIGHT. STRONG TO NEAR GALE-FORCE WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE
FRONT ALONG WITH ROUGH SEAS, WITH POSSIBLE GALES OFF TAMAULIPAS
AND VERACRUZ MON AND MON NIGHT.
OVERNIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
THU
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FT LATE.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL S OF
25N EARLY AS ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES ALONG 32N. FRESH
TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OFF NORTHERN FLORIDA
TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THAT FRONT WILL
MOVE OFFSHORE OF NE FLORIDA BY THU EVENING WITH FRESH TO
GALE-FORCE WINDS AND QUICKLY BUILDING SEAS BEHIND IT THU NIGHT.
THE FRONT WILL THEN RAPIDLY WEAKEN AND BEGIN TO STALL AS IT
REACHES FROM NEAR 31N71W TO EXTREME S FLORIDA FRI MORNING, THEN
DRIFT NW AND DISSIPATE FRI EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL
THEN PREVAIL ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS SAT AND STRENGTHEN SAT
NIGHT THROUGH MON, LEADING TO FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG WINDS AND
ROUGH SEAS NEARLY BASIN- WIDE.
..GALE WARNING
OVERNIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N,
AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
THU
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S TO SW 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF
27N.
THU NIGHT
S OF 27N, SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N, SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND E 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N,
AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N, SEAS 3 FT, SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N, SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 TO
5 FT N OF 27N.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF
27N, AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
MON
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N, AND 4 TO 6 FT N
OF 27N.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N,
AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
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