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FZNT25 KNHC 170328
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1028 PM EST FRI JAN 16 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
A 1025 MB HIGH PRESSURE JUST W OF BERMUDA EXTENDING
A RIDGE ACROSS THE BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT MODERATE AND
WEAKER WINDS OVER THE GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL
REACH THE NW CORNER OF THE GULF LATE TONIGHT, STEADILY
PROGRESSING ON SAT WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS, REACHING FROM THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO THE BAY
OF CAMPECHE SUN MORNING, AND MOVING SE OF THE GULF BY SUN NIGHT.
NEAR GALE TO GALE-FORCE N WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO OCCUR ALONG
THE FRONT SAT NIGHT INTO SUN AFTERNOON, AS WELL AS OVER THE
TYPICAL COASTAL WATERS ADJACENT TO TAMPICO/VERACRUZ SUN MORNING
INTO SUN NIGHT. WINDS SHOULD STEADILY DIMINISH ON LATE ON SUN
AND ON MON. LOOKING AHEAD, BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SE
UNITED STATES SHOULD CAUSE STRENGTHENING NE TO E WINDS OVER MOST
OF THE GULF ON TUE AND WED.
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT EAST OF BERMUDA NEAR 31N60W, TRANSITIONING
TO A STATIONARY FRONT NEAR 27N65W, AND THEN CONTINUING TO E CUBA
SHOULD COMPLETELY STALL TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE TOMORROW. ON SAT, A
BUILDING BERMUDA-AZORES HIGH WILL ENHANCE THE TRADES UP TO FRESH
TO STRONG EAST OF 65W FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ANOTHER COLD FRONT
WILL EMERGE FROM THE SE UNITED STATES COAST ON SUN ACCOMPANIED BY
FRESH TO STRONG WINDS, SCATTERED SHOWERS, AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
NORTH OF 27N. WINDS WITH THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH ON MON. LOOKING
AHEAD, BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SE UNITED STATES ON TUE AND
WED WILL BOOST NE WINDS TO FRESH TO STRONG OVER AND NORTH OF THE
BAHAMAS.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
S OF 27N, SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N, SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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