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FZNT25 KNHC 230241
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
941 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 STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE CENTRAL TEXAS COAST WILL MEANDER ACROSS
THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH FRI. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE IS OVER THE
EASTERN BASIN AND WILL BE REPLACED BY SLIGHTLY STRONGER HIGH
PRESSURE THAT WILL BUILD 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.
STRONG REINFORCING HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS NW PORTIONS OF THE GULF SUN
AND SUN NIGHT, AND GALE CONDITIONS, FIRST OVER THE OFFSHORE
WATERS OF TAMPICO SUN NIGHT, THEN OVER THE WATERS OFFSHORE
VERACRUZ ON MON. AREAS OF DENSE FOG MAY FORM MAINLY ALONG AND
JUST OFFSHORE THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT INTO FRI MORNING.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS,
BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SE 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 WILL BUILD IN
BEHIND THE FRONT AS THE FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE NW PART OF THE
FORECAST AREA ON FRI NIGHT, WHERE IT WILL STALL THROUGH EARLY
SAT. LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE WESTERN PORTION
OF THE FRONT AND SHIFT NORTHWARD SAT NIGHT INTO SUN, PULLING THE
FRONT NORTHWARD 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 SW 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. THE FRONT WILL BE
ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED 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. STRONG
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.
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.
FRI
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 3 TO 5 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 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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