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FZNT25 KNHC 161514
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1114 AM EDT WED SEP 16 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
THE GRADIENT RELATED TO HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING OVER
THE EASTERN U.S. THAT STRETCHES SOUTHWESTWARD TO THE
SOUTHEASTERN U.S. WILL GENERALLY ALLOW FOR FRESH TO STRONG
NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS OVER THE NE
GULF THIS AFTERNOON, SPREADING TO ACROSS THE REST OF THE
NORTHERN GULF WATERS THROUGH LATE THU NIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL
IMPROVE ACROSS THE BASIN FRI INTO SAT, ALLOWING FOR MODERATE OR
WEAKER WINDS AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS DURING THE WEEKEND.
MEANWHILE, A RATHER BROAD MID TO UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE
BAHAMAS WILL MOVE TOWARD FLORIDA THU THROUGH FRI LEADING TO
INCREASING SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER THE EASTERN AND
CENTRAL GULF WATERS.
THIS AFTERNOON
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS
AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THU
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER
THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. AND A STATIONARY FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM
JUST EAST OF BERMUDA TO THE NW BAHAMAS WILL BRING FRESH TO STRONG
NORTHEAST WINDS AND BUILD SEAS TO A ROUGH STATE NORTH OF THE
BAHAMAS AND WEST OF ABOUT 70W THROUGH THU. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE
LATE THU INTO FRI AS BROAD RIDGING DOMINATES THE BASIN INTO THE
WEEKEND. MEANWHILE, A BROAD MID TO UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH LOCATED JUST
EAST OF THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS IN COMBINATION WITH A VERY MOIST
AND UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST
WATERS THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS THE SYSTEM SHIFTS
NORTHWESTWARD.
THIS AFTERNOON
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND NE TO E
15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
THU
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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