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FZNT25 KNHC 241423
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
923 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 WARM FRONT EXTENDS FROM N FLORIDA WESTWARD TO
28N90W AND TO THE CENTRAL TEXAS COAST. ELONGATED LOW PRESSURE
WILL FORM IN THE NW GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND DEEPEN AS IT TRACKS
NE INTO LOUISIANA BY EARLY SUN PULLING THE WARM FRONT N OF THE
AREA. THIS WILL TAKE PLACE IN ADVANCE OF AN ARCTIC FRONT
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON.
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, GALE CONDITIONS OVER THE
OFFSHORE WATERS OF TAMPICO SUN NIGHT INTO MON MORNING, AND GALES
OVER THE WATERS OFFSHORE VERACRUZ MON AND MON NIGHT. SEAS ARE
EXPECTED TO QUICKLY BUILD ACROSS THE BASIN STARTING SUN.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE QUICKLY FROM NW TO SE TUE THROUGH WED AS
THE FRONT MOVES SE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN. MARINERS ARE ADVISED
TO KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS.
TODAY
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
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 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
S OF 24N, SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW TO N
20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON, SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO
10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 24N, NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM JUST N OF DAYTONA
BEACH, FL NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLANTIC, WHILE A
SURFACE TROUGH IS E OF THIS BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM NEAR 31N70W
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 TONIGHT. 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. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY FROM
NEAR 29N55W TO 25N66W AND TO NEAR 20N70W BY LATE THU AS ANOTHER
STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES OVER THE NW FORECAST WATERS.
TODAY
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND NE TO E 5 TO
10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL
N OF 27N.
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 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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