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FZNT25 KNHC 090257
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
957 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...
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 BY
EARLY FRI WITH THOSE SPEEDS EXPANDING EASTWARD OVER MUCH OF THE
EASTERN GULF THROUGH FRI. 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 AFTERNOON,
AND IN VERACRUZ ADJACENT WATERS SAT EVENING THROUGH MON MORNING.
WINDS MAY PEAK AROUND 45 KT NEAR VERACRUZ. SEAS WILL QUICKLY
BUILD AND LIKELY PEAK AT AROUND 20 FT OFFSHORE OF VERACRUZ SUN
AND SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXIT THE BASIN MON MORNING, AND
CONDITIONS IN THE SW GULF WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE MON NIGHT INTO
TUE. TRANQUIL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE BASIN BY LATE
TUE NIGHT.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT, SUBSIDING TO
2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 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 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 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 WATERS E OF THE BAHAMAS, THE GREAT
BAHAMA BANK AND THE APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE FROM
TONIGHT THROUGH SUN, LOCALLY STRONG NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. A
NEW COLD FRONT WILL EMERGE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST SUN. FRESH TO
STRONG NW WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL FOLLOW THIS FRONT, WHICH IS
FORECAST TO REACH FROM BERMUDA TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS BY MON
MORNING AND DISSIPATE MON NIGHT INTO TUE.
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY WITHIN 60 NM OF NORTHERN FLORIDA
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. PATCHY DENSE FOG WITHIN 60 NM OF
NORTHERN FLORIDA.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY DENSE FOG WITHIN 60 NM OF NORTHERN
FLORIDA IN THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND E TO SE 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N, SEAS 3 FT IN THE
MORNING, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N, SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF
27N, AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 TO
5 FT N OF 27N.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N, SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. N OF 27N, SEAS 3 TO 5 FT,
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 27N, SEAS 3 FT,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N, SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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