956
FZNT25 KNHC 250319
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1019 PM 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 EXTENDS FROM N-CENTRAL FLORIDA
WESTWARD ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO
COASTAL MISSISSIPPI, THEN TRANSITIONS TO A WARM FRONT
SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS SE LOUISIANA TO 1009 MB LOW PRESSURE
OFFSHORE OF CENTRAL TEXAS NEAR 28N95W WITH A COLD FRONT THEN
EXTENDING S-SW TO THE MEXICAN COAST ALONG 24N. THE LOW PRESSURE
WILL DEEPEN AS IT TRACKS NE INTO LOUISIANA BY EARLY SUN PULLING
THE WARM FRONT N OF THE AREA. THE COLD FRONT WILL 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 FORCE WINDS 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 AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION. MARINERS
ARE ADVISED TO KEEP ALERT WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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 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 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT HAS BECOME STATIONARY FROM NEAR 31N70W
WESTWARD TO 31N80W AND THEN INLAND ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA NEAR
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL. A SURFACE TROUGH SE OF THE FRONT EXTENDS
FROM 31N60W TO JUST E OF THE NW BAHAMAS. HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS
THE EASTERN ATLANTIC EXTENDS A BROAD RIDGE WESTWARD ALONG 28N TO
THE TROUGH ALONG 60W. 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. WINDS TO NEAR GALE FORCE
WILL DEVELOP JUST N OF THE AREA EARLY ON MON. THE FRONT WILL
REACH FROM NEAR 31N72W TO THE NW BAHAMAS AND TO WEST CENTRAL
CUBA MON EVENING, FROM NEAR 31N56W TO THE SE BAHAMAS AND TO
EASTERN CUBA TUE EVENING, THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT REACHES
FROM NEAR 31N49W TO 25N62W AND STATIONARY TO THE SE BAHAMAS AND
TO EASTERN CUBA WED AFTERNOON. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS
AND ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED W OF THE FRONT MON AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL EXTEND FROM
NEAR 29N55W TO 25N66W AND TO NEAR 20N70W BY LATE THU AS ANOTHER
STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES OUT ACROSS THE NW FORECAST WATERS. THIS
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BE PRECEDE AND FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG
WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS NEARING 12 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 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SW TO W 20 TO
25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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