865
FZNT25 KNHC 250914
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
414 AM EST SUN JAN 25 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 WESTERN VERMILION
BAY, LOUISIANA TO 1009 MB LOW PRESSURE OFFSHORE OF CENTRAL TEXAS
NEAR 27.5N94.5W, WITH A COLD FRONT THEN EXTENDING S-SW TO THE
MEXICAN COAST JUST N OF TAMPICO. THE LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NE
INTO LOUISIANA TODAY, ALLOWING THE COLD FRONT TO MOVE SE ACROSS
THE ENTIRE BASIN SUN THROUGH MON EVENING. STRONG REINFORCING
ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING 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 THROUGH MON MORNING, AND GALES OVER THE WATERS
NEAR VERACRUZ MON MORNING THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT MON. SEAS ARE
EXPECTED TO QUICKLY BUILD ACROSS THE BASIN TODAY AND TONIGHT.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE QUICKLY FROM NW TO SE TUE THROUGH WED AS
THE FRONT MOVES SE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN AND HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS SETTLES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO
KEEP ALERT WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS.
TODAY
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
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 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 TO N
SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 5 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 NE FLORIDA. 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
LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MON IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG
ARCTIC COLD FRONT THAT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFFSHORE NORTHEAST
FLORIDA ON MON MORNING. SW 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 CUBA MON EVENING,
FROM NEAR 31N56W TO THE SE BAHAMAS AND TO EASTERN CUBA TUE
EVENING, THEN BEGIN TO BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN AS IT
REACHES FROM NEAR 31N50W TO THE SE BAHAMAS AND TO EASTERN CUBA
WED EVENING. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ARE
EXPECTED W OF THE FRONT MON AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON.
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BEGIN TO DISSIPATE ON THU AS ANOTHER
STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES OUT ACROSS THE WESTERN FORECAST WATERS,
REACHING 31N60W TO THE SE BAHAMAS BY THU EVENING.
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY
TODAY
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.
TONIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S OF 27N, NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW TO N
20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N, NW 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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