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FZNT25 KNHC 100253
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
953 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 STRONG EASTERLY WINDS OFF THE NORTHERN
YUCATAN WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT, WHILE MODERATE TO LOCALLY
FRESH SE-S WINDS ELSEWHERE ALSO WEAKEN AHEAD OF AN INCOMING COLD
FRONT. 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. WINDS MAY PEAK AROUND 45 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
THROUGH EARLY WED. THE NEXT COLD FRONT COULD IMPACT THE BASIN
WITH INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS BY WED NIGHT.
TONIGHT
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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT, 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING AND SLIDING EASTWARD IN THE
WAKE OF A COLD FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM 28N55W TO 26.5N67W TO
29N72W 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 AS THE FRONT WASHES OUT. 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. THE NEXT COLD FRONT MAY ENTER THE NW WATERS BY WED NIGHT.
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 LATE.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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
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 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N, SEAS 3 FT,
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. N OF 27N, 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N, SEAS 3 FT, SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N, SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND
3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N,
AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
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