721  
FZNT25 KNHC 161359  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
959 AM EDT THU APR 16 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 RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL REMAIN IN  
PLACE AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SAT, MAINTAINING GENTLE TO  
MODERATE E TO SE WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST GULF INTO SUN.  
LOOKING AHEAD, FRESH TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS  
WILL FOLLOW A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF SAT NIGHT  
THROUGH SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS  
TO SOUTH TEXAS BY LATE MON.  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING  
TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN  
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS  
GENTLE TO MODERATE NE TO E WINDS AND 3 TO 5 FT SEAS  
WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION INTO SUN, BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE  
NORTH OF THE AREA AND A WEAKENING TROUGH FARTHER EAST. LOOKING  
AHEAD, A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE COAST OF NORTHEAST  
FLORIDA SUN NIGHT. EXPECT FRESH TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS AND  
BUILDING SEAS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AS IT REACHES FROM BERMUDA  
TO THE FLORIDA STRAITS BY LATE MON.  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT  
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND E TO SE 5 TO  
10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT.    
SAT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN  
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
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