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FZNT25 KNHC 260912
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
412 AM EST MON JAN 26 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 STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND SOUTHWESTWARD TO 20N94W THEN SOUTHWARD AND INLAND ACROSS
MEXICO JUST E OF COATZACOALCOS. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS PREVAIL
BEHIND THE FRONT, WITH GALES OCCURRING OFFSHORE TAMPICO, WITH
GALES EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS THE WATERS NEAR VERACRUZ BY
SUNRISE. THESE GALE CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE OFFSHORE
TAMPICO THROUGH THIS MORNING AND OFFSHORE VERACRUZ THROUGH LATE
MON NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REST OF THE
BASIN THROUGH MON EVENING WITH VERY ROUGH SEAS EXPECTED TO
QUICKLY BUILD ACROSS THE BASIN TODAY AND TONIGHT. MARINE
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FROM NW TO SE TUE THROUGH WED AS THE
FRONT MOVES SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN AND HIGH
PRESSURE SETTLES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT
SOUTHEASTWARD THU AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS IN THE FAR WESTERN
GULF ALONG THE NEXT COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY. THIS FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO VERACRUZ BY FRI
EVENING.
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
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 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A BROAD RIDGE EXTENDS FROM 1027 MB HIGH PRESSURE
NEAR 35N54W SOUTHWESTWARD TO SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. FRESH TO STRONG SW WINDS OVER THE NW FORECAST WATERS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD
FRONT THAT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFFSHORE NORTHEAST FLORIDA THIS
MORNING, ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE
FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N73W TO THE NW BAHAMAS AND S FLORIDA
MON EVENING, FROM NEAR 31N57W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND
EASTERN CUBA TUE EVENING, THEN BEGIN TO BECOME STATIONARY AND
WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 28N55W TO THE SE BAHAMAS AND TO
EASTERN CUBA WED EVENING. FRESH TO STRONG NW TO N WINDS AND ROUGH
SEAS ARE EXPECTED W OF THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE
AFTERNOON. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BEGIN TO DISSIPATE ON THU AS
ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OUT ACROSS THE WESTERN FORECAST WATERS,
REACHING FROM NEAR 29N55W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRI MORNING,
BEFORE STALLING N OF 24N FRI NIGHT.
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
S OF 27N, N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 27N, N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND N 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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