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FZNT25 KNHC 080936
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
436 AM 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...
SOUTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
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 PRECEED THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO COME
OFF THE COAST OF TEXAS FRI NIGHT. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE N
WINDS FOLLOWING THE FRONT WILL RAPIDLY REACH GALE SPEED NEAR
TAMPICO SAT MORNING, AND VERACRUZ ADJACENT WATERS LATE SAT
THROUGH MON MORNING. THE FRONT WILL EXIT THE BASIN MON MORNING
AND CONDITIONS IN THE SW GULF WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE MON NIGHT
INTO TUE.
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING
TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN THE WAKE OF A COLD
FRONT WITH TAIL JUST N OF THE REGION WILL SUPPORT MODERATE TO
FRESH NE WINDS ACROSS THE OFFSHORES E OF THE BAHAMAS, THE GREAT
BAHAMA BANK AND THE APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE FROM THIS
EVENING THROUGH SUN. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL EMERGE OFF THE NE
FLORIDA COAST SUN AFTERNOON. FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS WILL
FOLLOW THIS FRONT, WHICH IS FORECAST TO REACH FROM BERMUDA TO
THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS BY MON MORNING AND DISSIPATE MON NIGHT INTO
TUE.
TODAY
S OF 27N, E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N, SW WINDS
5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS,
BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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