480
FZNT25 KNHC 222140 RRA
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
440 PM EST THU JAN 22 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 EXTENDING FROM SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA
TO INLAND SOUTH TEXAS WILL BECOME STATIONARY EARLY THIS EVENING,
THEN LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT TONIGHT. GENERALLY, WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE IS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE BASIN. IT WILL BE REPLACED
BY SLIGHTLY STRONGER HIGH PRESSURE THAT BUILDS FROM THE N ON FRI
NIGHT AND SAT. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW
GULF ON SAT, FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG NW TO N WINDS AND
BUILDING SEAS. REINFORCING HIGH PRESSURE IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT MAY BRING GALE CONDITIONS, FIRST OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS
OF TAMPICO SUN NIGHT, THEN OVER THE WATERS OFFSHORE VERACRUZ ON
MON AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.
NORTH WINDS MAY REACH TO NEAR GALE FORCE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
NW GULF SUN AND SUN NIGHT. BRIEF GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL BE
POSSIBLE THERE. PATCHY TO AREAS OF DENSE FOG MAY FORM MAINLY
ALONG AND JUST OFFSHORE THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT INTO FRI
MORNING.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS. VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN PATCHY DENSE FOG N OF FLAGLER
BEACH.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 1 0 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
S OF 24N, W WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON, SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. N OF 24N, NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
EXTENDING TO OFFSHORE NORTHERN FLORIDA WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN
TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN
UNITED STATES. STRONGER CONTINENTAL HIGH PRESSURE THAT WILL
BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SEND THE FRONT TO ACROSS THE NW
PART OF THE AREA ON FRI NIGHT, WHERE IT WILL STALL THROUGH EARLY
SAT, AND AT WHICH TIME LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM ON ITS WESTERN
PORTION AND SHIFT NORTHWARD SAT NIGHT INTO SUN PULLING THE FRONT
BACK TO THE N AS A WARM FRONT. THE LOW WILL DEEPEN AS IT TRACKS
EASTWARD WELL TO THE N OF THE FORECAST WATERS THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL THEN DEVELOP OVER THE NW
FORECAST WATERS SUN AND SUN NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG ARCTIC
COLD FRONT THAT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFFSHORE NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA
LATE SUN NIGHT, PRECEDED AND FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND
BUILDING SEAS. THE FRONT MAY BE ATTENDED BY SCATTERED AND SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 31N76W TO WESTERN CUBA
BY MON AFTERNOON, AND FROM NEAR 31N55W TO 25N65W TO EASTERN CUBA
BY LATE TUE. ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT.
BY LATE TUE, FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ARE
EXPECTED W OF THE FRONT TO ROUGHLY A LINE FROM NEAR 31N70W TO
26N80W.
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY WITHIN 20 NM OF COAST N OF FLAGLER BEACH
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND NE TO E 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, EXCEPT IN E SWELL S OF 27N.
VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN PATCHY DENSE FOG N OF FLAGLER BEACH.
FRI
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. VISIBILITY 1
NM OR LESS IN PATCHY DENSE FOG N OF FLAGLER BEACH IN THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND NE TO E 5 TO 10
KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, EXCEPT IN E SWELL N OF 27N.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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