654  
FZNT25 KNHC 160345  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1145 PM EDT SUN MAR 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 STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF  
LATER TONIGHT. IT WILL THEN PUSH SOUTHEASTWARD, AND REACH FROM  
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR VERACRUZ, MEXICO BY EARLY MON  
MORNING, THEN OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF AND YUCATAN PENINSULA  
BY EARLY TUE MORNING. WIDESPREAD STRONG TO NEAR GALE-FORCE WINDS  
AND ROUGH SEAS ARE ANTICIPATED BEHIND THE FRONT. AS THE FRONT  
MOVES FARTHER SOUTHEASTWARD AWAY FROM THE GULF TUE NIGHT THROUGH  
WED, CONDITIONS IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE. IN  
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT, HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION  
INTO MIDWEEK.  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
MON
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
TUE
 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
WED
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDS SOUTHWESTWARD FROM THE  
AZORES HIGH ACROSS 31N50W TO BEYOND THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. IT WILL  
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT MODERATE TO FRESH AND MODERATE SEAS NEAR THE  
NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS THROUGH TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE  
OFF THE SOUTHEAST U.S. LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUE, THEN SLOW DOWN  
AND STALL FROM NEAR 31N70W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND TO CENTRAL  
CUBA ON WED. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL  
DEVELOP NORTH OF 28N STARTING THIS EVENING AHEAD OF THE FRONT.  
FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT THROUGH EARLY TUE.  
THE FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU. AT THE SAME  
TIME, A LOW PRESSURE MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND  
MOVE QUICKLY NORTHEASTWARD.  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND SE TO S 15 TO  
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
MON
 
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND S 20 TO 25 KT N OF  
27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
MON NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SW 20 TO  
25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
TUE
 
S OF 27N, W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO  
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N, NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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.    
THU
 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI
 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
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