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FZNT25 KNHC 181456
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1056 AM EDT THU JUN 18 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 ATLANTIC RIDGE EXTENDS ACROSS FLORIDA INTO THE
GULF REGION. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS SYSTEM AND LOWER
PRESSURES OVER TEXAS AND NORTHEASTERN MEXICO WILL SUPPORT FRESH
TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF, AND
MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH FRI.
EXPECT ROUGH SEAS N OF 27N AND OFFSHORE OF THE LOUISIANA COAST
THIS MORNING TO SHIFT EASTWARD WITH THESE WINDS THROUGH THU
NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH BASIN-WIDE
LATE FRI THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER
THE EASTERN GULF.
THIS AFTERNOON
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 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
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
THE ATLANTIC RIDGE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK, WHILE WEAKENING SLIGHTLY FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN, AS A
FRONTAL SYSTEM CLIPS THE WATERS OFFSHORE OF NE FLORIDA. THE RELATED
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH TRADE
WINDS SOUTH OF 22N THROUGH SUN. MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH SW WINDS
OFFSHORE OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA TO NEAR 75W WILL EXPAND EASTWARD TO
NEAR 70W THROUGH TONIGHT, AS A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS
THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY OFFSHORE
EARLY SAT AND STALL OFFSHORE NE FLORIDA BY SUN, ALLOWING THE
MODERATE TO FRESH SW WINDS TO SHIFT EASTWARD AHEAD OF IT ACROSS
THE NORTHERN WATERS.
THIS AFTERNOON
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT.
TONIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
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