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FZNT25 KNHC 261521
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1021 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 YANKEETOWN, FL
SOUTHWESTWARD TO 18N93W THEN SOUTHWARD AND INLAND ACROSS MEXICO.
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS PREVAIL BEHIND THE FRONT, EXCEPT FOR NEAR
GALES OFFSHORE TAMPICO, AND GALES NEAR VERACRUZ. GALE CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO PREVAIL OFFSHORE VERACRUZ THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
THE COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REST OF THE BASIN THROUGH
THIS 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. ANOTHER ROUND OF
GALE FORCE WINDS NEAR VERACRUZ WILL LIKELY BEGIN LATE FRI NIGHT
IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT.
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 COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N81W TO SOUTH OF SAINT
AUGUSTINE, FL. FRESH TO STRONG SW WINDS OVER THE NW FORECAST
WATERS ALONG WITH ROUGH SEAS TO 10 FT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE
MORNING AS THE STRONG COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE OFFSHORE
NORTHEAST FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT. FRESH TO STRONG NW TO N WINDS AND
ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED W OF THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUE AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N73W TO THE NW
BAHAMAS AND S FLORIDA THIS 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. 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. ELSEWHERE. A BROAD RIDGE EXTENDS
FROM 1027 MB HIGH PRESSURE NEAR 35N54W SOUTHWESTWARD TO EAST OF
THE BAHAMAS. A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS ACROSS THE NE ZONES
FROM 28N55W TO 31N64W SUPPORTING GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS.
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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