979  
FZNT25 KNHC 190328  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1028 PM 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  
FORMER COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH GALES ACROSS THE  
GULF AND OFF VERACRUZ, MEXICO HAS MOVED SE OF THE BASIN AND  
WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW GALE. LINGERING FRESH TO STRONG N  
WINDS IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL DIMINSH TO MODERATE OR WEAKER  
SPEEDS TONIGHT, HOWEVER ROUGH SEAS ARE FOREACST TO SUBSIDE LATE  
MON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHWARD INTO THE REGION ON MON  
WITH IMPROVING MARINE CONDITIONS FROM N TO S. HOWEVER,  
STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SE OF THE UNITED STATES  
WILL BRING FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NE WINDS, MAINLY OVER THE  
EASTERN GULF, INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA, TUE AND WED.  
   
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.    
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 TO E WINDS 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 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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS  
A STRONG ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL ENHANCE THE  
TRADES UP TO STRONG SPEEDS EAST OF 65W THROUGH THU. A COLD  
FRONT, CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS, WILL BRING  
FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS NORTH OF 27N THROUGH  
TONIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE  
AFOREMENTIONED HIGH PRESSURE AND THE FRONT WILL ALSO SUPPORT  
FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS N OF 27N AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT  
THROUGH TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N70W TO THE CENTRAL  
BAHAMAS BY MON MORNING, AND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL  
BAHAMAS ON TUE MORNING, THEN STALL ON WED FROM NEAR 31N60W TO THE  
CENTRAL BAHAMAS BEFORE DISSIPATING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER  
THE SE OF THE UNITED STATES WILL BOOST NE WINDS TO FRESH TO STRONG  
SPEEDS IN THE VICINITY OF THE BAHAMAS AND FLORIDA STRAITS INTO  
THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.  
   
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 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N, AND N TO NE 15 TO  
20 KT N OF 27N. 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
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