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FZNT25 KNHC 171925
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
225 PM 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 BIG BEND
TO NEAR TAMPICO, MEXICO, WILL MOVE SE AND OUT OF THE BASIN BY
SUN NIGHT. STRONG TO NEAR GALE-FORCE WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE
FRONT. A CORRIDOR OF GALES WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT IN THE WEST-
CENTRAL GULF BEHIND THE FRONT AND SPREAD EASTWARD INTO SUN
ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL GULF, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING
FRONTAL PASSAGE. THESE GALES WILL END OVER THE EAST- CENTRAL
GULF EARLY SUN EVENING. ROUGH SEAS WILL ENCOMPASS THE BASIN
BEHIND THE FRONT, WITH VERY ROUGH SEAS THROUGH THE WESTERN AND
SOUTHERN GULF BUILDING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE 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.
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 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.
THU
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT WILL EMERGE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES
COAST SUN MORNING, ACCOMPANIED STRONG TO NEAR GALE-FORCE WINDS
NORTH OF 27N. WINDS DIMINISH MON, AND THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND
STALL FROM BERMUDA THROUGH THE BAHAMAS BY TUE. HOWEVER, WITH HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE SE UNITED STATES, AN INCREASING
PRESSURE GRADIENT W OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BOOST NW WINDS TO
FRESH TO STRONG IN THE VICINITY OF THE BAHAMAS AND FLORIDA
STRAITS INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
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, SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. 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.
THU
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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