512
FZNT25 KNHC 232050
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
350 PM 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 28N91W AND TO THE CENTRAL TEXAS COAST WILL
LINGER THROUGH SAT MORNING BEFORE IT LIFTS BACK N AS A WARM
FRONT AHEAD OF A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT SAT AFTERNOON. THE
COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST EARLY ON SAT,
THEN STALL AS LOW PRESSURE THAT FORMS NEAR THE SOUTHERN TEXAS
COAST RIDES UP ALONG IT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THIS WILL TEND TO
THEN DRAG THE FRONT SE ACROSS THE ENTIRE BASIN SUN THROUGH MON
EVENING. STRONG REINFORCING ARCTIC 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. THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR WINDS IN THE NW GULF TO AT
TIMES REACH GALE FORCE ON SUN.
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. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
S OF 24N, SW TO 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N
SWELL.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A WEAK 1017 MB LOW IS NEAR 26N74W, WITH A TROUGH
EXTENDING SW TO 28.5N76W AND TO 26N78W, AND ANOTHER TROUGH NE
FROM THE LOW TO NEAR 31N72W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ARE E OF THE LOW AND TROUGH FROM 28N TO 30.5N BETWEEN 71W AND
74W. MEANWHILE, HIGH PRESSURE IS CENTERED ACROSS THE CENTRAL
ATLANTIC. FRESH TO STRONG S TO SW WINDS WILL THEN DEVELOP OVER THE
NW FORECAST WATERS SUN NIGHT THROUGH EARLY MON IN ADVANCE OF A
STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT THAT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFFSHORE
NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA EARLY MON. WINDS TO NEAR GALE WILL BE JUST N
OF THE AREA EARLY ON MON. THE FRONT MAY BE ATTENDED BY A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 31N70W TO THE NW BAHAMAS AND
STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY MON EVENING, FROM NEAR 31N56W TO THE SE
BAHAMAS AND EASTERN CUBA TUE EVENING, THEN WEAKEN AS IT REACHES
FROM NEAR 31N50W TO 27N60W AND STATIONARY TO THE SE BAHAMAS AND
EASTERN CUBA BY LATE ON WED. 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.
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 S OF 27N, AND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N. 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 6 TO 8 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.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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