659  
FZNT25 KNHC 192028  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
328 PM EST MON JAN 19 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
 
HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE GULF REGION. THE  
PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS SYSTEM AND A FRONTAL BOUNDARY  
LOCATED OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN SUPPORTS FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG  
NORTHERLY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ACROSS THE SE AND SW GULF,  
INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. THESE MARINE CONDITIONS WILL  
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. HOWEVER,  
STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SE OF THE UNITED STATES  
WILL BRING FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS,  
MAINLY OVER THE EASTERN GULF, INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA,  
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WED. LOOKING AHEAD, THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS  
SLATED TO ENTER THE NW GULF FRI NIGHT FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO  
STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE  
OVER THE WEST-CENTRAL WATERS, INCLUDING THE TAMPICO AREA BY SAT  
NIGHT.  
   
TONIGHT
 
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 TO 25 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 TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING,  
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS.
 
THE ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO PROMOTE  
FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS EAST OF 65W THROUGH THU. A COLD  
FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO 26N73W WHERE IT TRANSITIONS  
TO A STATIONARY FRONT. THIS FEATURE WILL STALL FROM NEAR BERMUDA  
TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS ON TUE, THEN LIFT N WHILE DISSIPATING ON  
WED. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE SE OF THE UNITED STATES WILL  
REINFORCE THE NE WINDS TO FRESH TO STRONG SPEEDS OVER THE WESTERN  
ATLANTIC, IN THE VICINITY OF THE BAHAMAS AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA  
THROUGH WED.  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 4 TO 6 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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO SW TO W AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
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