820  
FZNT27 KNHC 260913  
OFFN06  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
413 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...  
   
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.  
 
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E  
SWELL.    
WED  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,  
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU  
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.  
 
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
TODAY  
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
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.    
WED  
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,  
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING  
TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
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