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FZNT25 KNHC 230923
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
423 AM EST FRI JAN 23 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 THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE CENTRAL TEXAS COAST WILL MEANDER ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SAT MORNING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
EASTERN GULF WILL BE REPLACED BY SLIGHTLY STRONGER HIGH PRESSURE
THAT WILL BUILD FROM THE N ON SAT. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF ON SAT, BRIEFLY STALL THERE
THROUGH SAT NIGHT, THEN MOVE SE ACROSS THE ENTIRE BASIN SUN
THROUGH MON EVENING. 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 POSSIBLE GALE
CONDITIONS OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF TAMPICO SUN NIGHT, THEN
OVER THE WATERS OFFSHORE VERACRUZ ON MON. EXPECT AREAS OF DENSE
FOG ALONG AND JUST OFFSHORE THE TEXAS COAST THROUGH THIS
MORNING.
TODAY
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 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 3 FT.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 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 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A WEAK COLD FRONT REMAINS JUST N OF THE NORTHWESTERN
WATERS THIS MORNING AND EXTENDS INLAND ACROSS GEORGIA.
MEANWHILE, HIGH PRESSURE IS CENTERED ACROSS THE CENTRAL
ATLANTIC. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT E OFF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC
U.S. COAST SAT AND SUN AND FORCE THE FRONT SOUTHWARD TO ALONG
30N BEFORE LIFTING N OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG S TO
SW WINDS WILL THEN DEVELOP OVER THE NW FORECAST WATERS LATE SUN
THROUGH EARLY MON IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT
THAT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFFSHORE NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA EARLY
MON. THE FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 31N70W TO THE NW BAHAMAS
AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON EVENING, AND FROM NEAR 31N55W TO THE
SE BAHAMAS AND EASTERN CUBA TUE EVENING. FRESH TO STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED W OF THE FRONT MON
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE.
TODAY
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
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.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SE 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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