926
FZNT25 KNHC 180929
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
429 AM EST SUN JAN 18 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
SW TO VERACRUZ, MEXICO, WILL MOVE SE AND OUT OF THE BASIN
TONIGHT. STRONG TO NEAR GALE-FORCE WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT.
A CORRIDOR OF GALES IN THE WEST-CENTRAL GULF BEHIND THE FRONT
WILL SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EAST-CENTRAL GULF
TODAY, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. THESE GALES
ARE EXPECTED TO END OVER THE EAST-CENTRAL GULF EARLY THIS
EVENING. ADDITIONAL GALE CONDITIONS OFFSHORE VERACRUZ, MEXICO,
WILL CONTINUE TODAY. ROUGH SEAS WILL ENCOMPASS THE BASIN BEHIND
THE FRONT, WITH VERY ROUGH SEAS THROUGH THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN
GULF BUILDING TODAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. 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
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
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
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 LATER THIS 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 THE WEEK.
TODAY
S OF 27N, S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N, S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
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 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 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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