172  
FZNT25 KNHC 020928  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
428 AM EST FRI JAN 2 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
 
LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND SLIGHT SEAS WILL PREVAIL  
OVER THE GULF E OF 94W THROUGH THIS MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE  
REMAINS OVER THE SE GULF. FRESH S TO SW WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS  
WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF TODAY AS A WARM FRONT,  
ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE  
SOUTHERN U.S., LIFTS NORTHWARD. A COLD FRONT TRAILING THE LOW IS  
SLATED TO ENTER THE NORTHERN GULF ON SAT MORNING, LEADING TO  
MODERATE N WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER  
THE BASIN IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT SUN INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
   
TODAY
 
NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, SHIFTING TO S IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO  
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
SUN
 
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A FORMER COLD FRONT HAS TRANSITIONED TO A STATIONARY  
FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM 31N53W TO 23N64W. THE FRONT WILL  
TRANSITION BACK INTO A COLD FRONT LATER TODAY AND EXIT THE AREA  
TONIGHT. FRESH WESTERLIES W OF THE FRONT AND N OF 29N WILL  
DIMINISH TO MODERATE SPEEDS THIS MORNING WHILE ROUGH SEAS WITHIN  
THESE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH SAT MORNING. LOOKING AHEAD,  
FRESH TO STRONG SW WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP  
OFFSHORE OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL FLORIDA ON SAT, AHEAD OF A COLD  
FRONT FORECAST TO ENTER THE NORTHWEST TROPICAL ATLANTIC SAT NIGHT.  
FRESH N WINDS AND LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS ARE FORECAST BEHIND THE  
FRONT, EXPANDING SOUTHEASTWARD INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
   
TODAY
 
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND W 5 TO 10 KT N OF  
27N. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT
 
S OF 27N, N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, SHIFTING TO S AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N, SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.   
SAT
 
S OF 27N, NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, SHIFTING TO S TO SW IN  
THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N, SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR  
LESS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SW 20 TO 25 KT N  
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN
 
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.

The Nexlab TPC Page Main Text Page