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FZNT25 KNHC 110316
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1116 PM EDT FRI APR 10 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
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN U.S. IS
BUILDING SOUTHWARD TOWARD THE REGION. THE RELATED GRADIENT WILL
CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN MOSTLY MODERATE TO FRESH EAST WINDS ACROSS
THE BASIN THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN
SOME THROUGH LATE SUN NIGHT AS IT SHIFTS EASTWARD OVER THE
WESTERN ATLANTIC THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK BEFORE IT WEAKENS INTO
MIDWEEK. A RIDGE WILL STRETCH WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD FROM THE HIGH
TO ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD. A TIGHTENING
PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND LOWER PRESSURE TO ITS
SOUTHEAST ASSOCIATED WITH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL FUNNEL PULSING
FRESH TO STRONG EAST WINDS THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND
INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF STARTING ON MON. SEAS ACROSS THE
BASIN WILL BE AT A MOSTLY MODERATE STATE, EXCEPT REACHING A
ROUGH STATE, AT TIMES, IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BEGINNING ON
MON.
OVERNIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT, EXCEPT 7 TO 10
FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
MON
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, EXCEPT 20 TO 25 IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT, EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT IN STRAITS
OF FLORIDA DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E
SWELL, EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 31N64W TO 25N69W AND
TO THE EASTERN TIP OF CUBA WHILE HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING
SOUTHWARD TO ITS WEST. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE TWO
FEATURES WILL MAINTAIN MOSTLY FRESH NORTHEAST WINDS WEST OF THE
FRONT THROUGH SUN. WINDS BECOME LOCALLY STRONG STARTING SUN
NIGHT AS THE HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS SOME. THE WINDS THEN
DIMINISH BACK TO MOSTLY FRESH SPEEDS STARTING TUE SOUTH OF 28N
AS THE HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS, WITH AN ASSOCIATED RIDGE NEAR 31N.
ROUGH SEAS FROM LARGE NORTHEAST SWELL WILL LINGER INTO THE
START OF NEXT WEEK BETWEEN BERMUDA AND THE BAHAMAS.
OVERNIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND NE 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND NE 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N, AND E 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N, AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N.
MON
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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