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FZNT25 KNHC 092001
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
301 PM EST FRI JAN 9 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 LOCALLY STRONG SE TO S WINDS ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL GULF WILL DIMINISH TO
MODERATE TO FRESH SPEEDS TODAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT
TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST OF TEXAS LATE
TONIGHT. STRONG TO NEAR-GALE FORCE N WINDS FOLLOWING THE FRONT
WILL RAPIDLY REACH GALE FORCE NEAR TAMPICO LATE SAT MORNING AND
AFTERNOON, AND IN VERACRUZ ADJACENT WATERS SAT EVENING THROUGH
MON MORNING. WINDS MAY PEAK AROUND 40 KT NEAR VERACRUZ. SEAS
WILL QUICKLY BUILD AND LIKELY PEAK AT AROUND 21 FT OFFSHORE OF
VERACRUZ SUN AND SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND STALL FROM
NEAR WESTERN CUBA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TO THE EASTERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE BY MON EVENING. CONDITIONS IN THE SW GULF WILL
GRADUALLY IMPROVE MON NIGHT INTO TUE. MODERATE OR LIGHTER WINDS
AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE BASIN FOR
THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.
TONIGHT
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 TO 4 FT IN THE
EVENING, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
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 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 5 TO 7 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 TO 4 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS,
BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING AND SLIDING EASTWARD
IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM 31N56W TO 31N73W
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 THROUGH SUN, WITH LOCALLY STRONG WINDS 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. THEREAFTER, THE FRONT WILL
BECOME STATIONARY AS IT DISSIPATES MON NIGHT INTO TUE.
TONIGHT
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 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS,
BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
S OF 27N, NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N, S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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