018  
FZNT25 KNHC 151525  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1125 AM EDT THU OCT 15 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 WILL DOMINATE THE GULF REGION THROUGH FRI  
PRODUCING A GENTLE TO MODERATE ANTICYCLONIC FLOW AND SLIGHT TO  
MODERATE SEAS. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE NORTHWEST  
GULF ON FRI, AND REACH FROM SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL BAY  
OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SAT. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND MODERATE TO  
ROUGH SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT, WITH GALES EXPECTED OVER THE  
WEST-CENTRAL GULF BY EARLY SAT MORNING, AND OVER THE SW GULF BY  
EARLY SAT AFTERNOON. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED WITH  
THE STRONGEST WINDS. GALE CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO PERSIST  
OVER THE SW GULF THROUGH SUN.  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO  
3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
FRI  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
FRI NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 TO  
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO  
NE SWELL.    
MON  
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.    
MON NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS  
A RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE FORECAST WATERS  
THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NE WATERS ON FRI WITH  
LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS AND SEAS. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE  
INTO THE WATERS OFF NORTHEAST FLORIDA BY LATE FRI NIGHT INTO EARLY  
SAT MORNING, AND REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO SOUTH FLORIDA BY LATE  
SAT. STRONG TO NEAR-GALE FORCE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL FOLLOW  
THE FRONT.  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO  
3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT  
N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT  
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON  
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.    
MON NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE  
SWELL.  
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