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FZNT25 KNHC 132021
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
421 PM EDT FRI MAR 13 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 WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA TO INLAND THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA. THE FRONT WILL STALL
AND LIFT BACK TO THE N AS A WARM FRONT ON SAT AS HIGH PRESSURE
OVER THE REGION BEGINS TO SHIFT EASTWARD. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE SUN NIGHT, QUICKLY REACH
THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF BY MON NIGHT AND SLOW DOWN AS IT MOVES
INTO THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN BY LATE TUE. STRONG TO NEAR
GALE-FORCE N WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT ALONG WITH SEAS RAPIDLY
BECOMING ROUGH. GALE-FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE NW
GULF, AND OFFSHORE TAMPICO AND VERACRUZ, MEXICO ON SUN NIGHT AND
MON. THE WINDS OFFSHORE VERACRUZ MAY ATTAIN BRIEF GUSTS TO
STORM-FORCE. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT, HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
ACROSS THE REGION INTO MIDWEEK.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW
SWELL.
SAT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 24N, SEAS 3 TO 5 FT,
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 24N, SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT S OF 24N, AND 6 TO
8 FT N OF 24N.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 24N,
AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 24N.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 31N67W TO
27.5N76W THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO S FLORIDA. ATLANTIC HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE BAHAMAS
THROUGH THE WEEKEND BEFORE IT WILL RETREAT EASTWARD EARLY NEXT
WEEK IN RESPONSE TO THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE
OFF THE U.S. SOUTHEASTERN COAST MON EVENING, THEN SLOW DOWN AND
STALL FROM NEAR 31N72W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND TO CENTRAL CUBA
BY LATE TUE. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE NW FORECAST WATERS STARTING SUN AFTERNOON AHEAD
OF THE FRONT. THESE CONDITIONS WILL SHIFT EASTWARD TO THE NORTH-
CENTRAL WATERS BY LATE TUE. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH
WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT THROUGH TUE TO THE S, ROUGH SEAS
PRODUCED BY LONG-PERIOD E SWELL WILL IMPACT THE WATERS E OF THE
BAHAMAS EARLY NEXT WEEK BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING DURING MIDWEEK.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND E 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 27N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS S OF 27N.
SAT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND E 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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