619   
FZNT25 KNHC 232032  
OFFN04  
  
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
432 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 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 OVER MOST OF THE EASTERN UNITED STATES  
SUPPORTS MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH NE TO E WINDS ACROSS MOST OF  
THE GULF REGION TODAY. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN  
THE HIGH PRESSURE AND LOW PRESSURE FORECAST TO DEVELOP NEAR THE  
CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL BRING FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS AND ROUGH  
SEAS OVER THE EASTERN GULF, INCLUDING THE FLORIDA STRAITS,  
BEGINNING TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.    
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.    
MON  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.   
TUE  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
  
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS  
LARGE NORTHERLY SWELL ACROSS THE FORECAST WATERS  W  
OF 65W AND NE OF THE BAHAMAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT   
THROUGH EARLY SAT. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP   
ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN ZONES BEGINNING THIS EVENING AS HIGH   
PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTHWARD OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC, AND LOW   
PRESSURE DEEPENS NEAR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS ALONG A COLD FRONT   
MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHWARD INTO THE AREA. THIS SETUP IS EXPECTED TO  
 INDUCE WIDESPREAD FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS AND ROUGH TO  
VERY  ROUGH SEAS, WITH WINDS REACHING GALE-FORCE OVER MUCH OF  
THE WATERS NORTH OF 29N AND BETWEEN 60W AND 74W EARLY SUN  
THROUGH SUN NIGHT. MARINERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN ALERT TO THESE  
DANGEROUS MARINE  CONDITIONS, AND TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS  
TO AVOID THE  AFFECTED AREAS.   
   
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE  
  
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND NE 20 TO  
30 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SUN  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND NE 20 TO 30 KT N  
OF 27N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.    
MON  
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.    
TUE  
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.    
TUE NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE  
SWELL.    
WED  
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.  
 
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