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FZNT27 KNHC 241427
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
927 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...
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.
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA
TODAY
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUN
SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, SHIFTING TO NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL.
WED
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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