817
FZNT25 KNHC 240914
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
414 AM EST SAT JAN 24 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 FLORIDA BIG
BEND TO 27.5N88W AND TO THE CENTRAL TEXAS COAST WILL LINGER
THROUGH LATE SAT MORNING BEFORE IT LIFTS N AS A WARM FRONT,
AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT EXPECTED SAT AFTERNOON. THE COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS SAT AFTERNOON,
THEN STALL THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT 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, POSSIBLE GALE CONDITIONS
OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF TAMPICO SUN NIGHT INTO MON MORNING,
AND GALES OVER THE WATERS OFFSHORE VERACRUZ MON THROUGH EARLY
MON NIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE QUICKLY FROM NW TO SE TUE
THROUGH WED AS THE FRONT MOVES SE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN.
TODAY
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TONIGHT
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 15 TO 20 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 7 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR JACKSONVILLE,
FL NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLANTIC, WHILE A SURFACE
TROUGH IS E OF THIS BOUNDARY FROM 31N71W TO THE THE NW BAHAMAS.
MEANWHILE, HIGH PRESSURE IS CENTERED ACROSS THE EAST-CENTRAL
ATLANTIC AND EXTENDS A BROAD RIDGE W-SW TO JUST S OF BERMUDA.
THE TROUGH 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 FORCE 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 MON
EVENING, FROM NEAR 31N56W TO THE SE BAHAMAS AND EASTERN CUBA
TUE EVENING, THEN WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 31N51W TO
26N60W THEN STATIONARY TO THE SE BAHAMAS AND EASTERN CUBA WED
AFTERNOON. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ARE
EXPECTED W OF THE FRONT MON AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON,
BECOMING MOSTLY FRESH NE WINDS TUE NIGHT AND WED WITHIN ABOUT
180 NM NW OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY.
TODAY
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.
TONIGHT
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
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S 20 TO
25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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