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FZNT25 KNHC 231429
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
929 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 STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE CENTRAL TEXAS COAST WILL LINGER 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 INTO MON, THEN OVER THE WATERS
OFFSHORE VERACRUZ ON MON AND MON NIGHT. DENSE FOG ALONG AND JUST
OFFSHORE THE COASTAL PLAINS WEST OF PASCAGOULA WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THIS MORNING OVER MOST AREAS.
TODAY
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
S OF 24N, W WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON, SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. N OF 24N, NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A DISSIPATING FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS JUST N OF THE
NORTHWESTERN WATERS THIS MORNING, AND EXTENDING INLAND ACROSS
SOUTHERN 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, FROM NEAR 31N55W TO THE SE
BAHAMAS AND EASTERN CUBA TUE EVENING, AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES
FROM NEAR 31N50W TO 27N60W, THEN AS A STATIONARY FRONT TO THE SE
BAHAMAS AND EASTERN CUBA. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND
ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED W OF THE FRONT MON AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE,
BECOMING MOSTLY FRESH NE WINDS ON WED WITHIN ABOUT 180 NM NW OF
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY.
TODAY
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.
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, EXCEPT IN E SWELL S OF 27N.
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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