704  
FZNT25 KNHC 171403  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
903 AM EST SAT JAN 17 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 COLD FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE  
TO JUST S OF THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER WILL MOVE SE THROUGH THE  
BASIN THIS WEEKEND AND EXIT SUN NIGHT. STRONG TO NEAR-GALE FOR N  
TO NE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THE WEEKEND ROUGH  
SEAS WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONG WINDS. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL  
PREVAIL INTO SUN NIGHT, WITH CONDITIONS IMPROVING MON AS HIGH  
PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTHWARD INTO THE REGION. 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.  
   
TODAY
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS.    
SUN
 
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON
 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED
 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A BUILDING BERMUDA-AZORES HIGH WILL ENHANCE THE  
TRADES UP TO FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG EAST OF 65W FOR THE NEXT  
FEW DAYS. A COLD FRONT WILL EMERGE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES  
COAST SUN MORNING ACCOMPANIED STRONG WINDS 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 IN THE VICINITY OF THE BAHAMAS AND  
FLORIDA STRAITS.  
   
TODAY
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING,  
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND SE TO S 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 S TO SW 10 TO  
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N, S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT,  
BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
SCATTERED TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND NW 20 TO  
25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
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