760  
FZNT25 KNHC 212101 RRA  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
501 PM EDT THU MAY 21 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 EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN ATLANTIC TO  
THE NORTHERN GULF WILL CHANGE LITTLE DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD.  
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN IT AND RELATIVELY LOWER PRESSURES  
OVER TEXAS AND NORTHERN MEXICO WILL GENERALLY MAINTAIN A GENTLE  
TO MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH  
THE WEEKEND, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FRESH TO STRONG WINDS PULSING  
OFF NW YUCATAN FROM THE LATE AFTERNOONS AND INTO THE NIGHT TIME  
HOURS. A SERIES OF UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVING THROUGH A  
VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT ARE EXPECTED TO KEEP  
UNSETTLED WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE FORM OF LARGE THUNDERSTORM  
COMPLEXES THAT WILL BE MOVING ENE ACROSS THE NW AND WEST-CENTRAL  
GULF SECTIONS DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. MARINERS TRANSITING  
THROUGH THESE WATERS SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST FORECAST AND  
WEATHER CONDITIONS PRIOR TO BEGINNING OR CONTINUING THEIR  
TRANSITS.  
   
TONIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT
 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
SUN NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
MON NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A LARGE MID TO UPPER-LEVEL LOW ENE OF THE BAHAMAS  
WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS FROM EAST OF THE BAHAMAS TO NEAR 71W, AND SOUTHWARD TO  
THE VICINITY OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS THROUGH EARLY FRI. SOME OF THIS  
ACTIVITY MAY CONTAIN STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN REDUCING  
VISIBILITY. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO LIFT N OF THE AREA BY EARLY FRI  
EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PULSE FRESH TO STRONG SPEEDS NORTH OF  
HISPANIOLA IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS GOING INTO EARLY NEXT  
WEEK. OTHERWISE, HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED JUST NORTH OF THE AREA WILL  
MAINTAIN RATHER QUITE MARINE CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PERIOD.  
   
TONIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
FRI
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
SAT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
SUN
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
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