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FZNT25 KNHC 180334
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1034 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 CAPE SAN BLAS,
FLORIDA TO SOUTH OF 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. ADDITIONAL GALE CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP
OFFSHORE VERACRUZ, MEXICO, LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH
SUN. 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. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 11 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 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
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 BUILDING BERMUDA-AZORES HIGH WILL ENHANCE THE
TRADES UP TO FRESH SPEEDS EAST OF 65W THROUGH THU. A COLD FRONT
WILL EMERGE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST SUN MORNING,
ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG TO NEAR GALE-FORCE WINDS NORTH OF 27N.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH MON AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IN THE REGION
DIMINISHES. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND STALL FROM
BERMUDA THROUGH THE BAHAMAS ON 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 SPEEDS 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 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
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 15 TO 20 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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