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FZNT27 KNHC 262127
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
427 PM 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 FORT MYERS BEACH,
FL SOUTHWESTWARD TO 21.5N87W, THEN INLAND ACROSS THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS PREVAIL BEHIND THE FRONT,
EXCEPT FOR GALE WINDS OFFSHORE TAMPICO AND NEAR VERACRUZ. GALE
CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO PREVAIL OFFSHORE OF TAMPICO THROUGH
THIS EVENING AND OFFSHORE OF VERACRUZ THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THE
COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SWEEP ACROSS THE REST OF THE BASIN
THROUGH THIS EVENING, WITH VERY ROUGH SEAS QUICKLY BUILDING.
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 ON THU AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS IN THE NORTH-
CENTRAL 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 FRI NIGHT IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT.
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NE TO E 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 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
THU
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW TO W AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI
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 N SWELL.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
TONIGHT
N TO NE 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 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
THU
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO
6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL.
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