744
FZNT27 KNHC 081952
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
252 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...
SYNOPSIS
FRESH TO STRONG SE TO S WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN
HALF OF THE GULF WILL DIMINISH TO MODERATE TO FRESH SPEEDS
TONIGHT WHILE EXPANDING EASTWARD OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN GULF.
THESE WINDS WILL PRECEDE THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO COME
OFF THE COAST OF TEXAS LATE FRI NIGHT. STRONG TO NEAR-GALE FORCE
N WINDS FOLLOWING THE FRONT WILL RAPIDLY REACH GALE SPEED NEAR
TAMPICO SAT MORNING, AND IN VERACRUZ ADJACENT WATERS LATE SAT
THROUGH MON MORNING. SEAS WILL QUICKLY BUILD AND LIKELY PEAK AT
AROUND 20 FT OFFSHORE OF VERACRUZ LATE ON SUN. THE FRONT WILL
EXIT THE BASIN MON MORNING, AND CONDITIONS IN THE SW GULF WILL
GRADUALLY IMPROVE MON NIGHT INTO TUE.
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT
SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, SHIFTING TO SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
TONIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
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