709
FZNT25 KNHC 240302
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1002 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 CENTRAL
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 27.5N87W AND TO THE CENTRAL TEXAS COAST
WILL LINGER THROUGH SAT MORNING BEFORE IT LIFTS N AS A WARM
FRONT, AHEAD OF A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT EXPECTED SAT
AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST EARLY ON
SAT, THEN STALL ACROSS THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS SAT AFTERNOON AS
LOW PRESSURE FORMS NEAR THE SOUTHERN TEXAS COAST AND RIDES NE
ALONG THE FRONT THROUGH SUN. THE FRONT WILL THEN MOVE 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, THEN POSSIBLE GALE CONDITIONS OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF
TAMPICO SUN NIGHT INTO MON, THEN GALES OVER THE WATERS OFFSHORE
VERACRUZ ON MON AND MON NIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE QUICKLY
FROM NW TO SE TUE THROUGH WED AS THE FRONT MOVES SE INTO THE NW
CARIBBEAN.
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 2 FT OR LESS,
BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO 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 NW SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
WEAK 1017 MB LOW PRESSURE IS NEAR 29N74.5W, WITH A
TROUGH EXTENDING SW INTO THE NW BAHAMAS. MEANWHILE, HIGH
PRESSURE IS CENTERED ACROSS THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC AND EXTENDS A
BROAD RIDGE TO JUST S OF BERMUDA. THE LOW AND RIDGE WILL SHIFT
SLOWLY NE THROUGH SAT NIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG S TO SW WINDS WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE NW FORECAST WATERS SUN EVENING 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 DEVELOP JUST N OF THE AREA EARLY ON MON. THE FRONT
WILL REACH 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.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND NE 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 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 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.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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