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FZNT25 KNHC 270320
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1020 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...
SOUTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
SYNOPSIS
A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE NW COAST OF CUBA AND THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL AND INTO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA, AND WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE SE OF THE BASIN TONIGHT THROUGH TUE. STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS PREVAIL ACROSS THE ENTIRE BASIN TONIGHT BEHIND
THE FRONT, WITH GALE WINDS TO 40 KT NEAR VERACRUZ, AND ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. MARINE CONDITIONS
WILL IMPROVE FROM NW TO SE TUE THROUGH WED AS THE FRONT MOVES
FARTHER 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 FRONT. 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.
..GALE WARNING SW FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 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 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE
EVENING, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS,
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW
SWELL.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A STRONG W ATLANTIC COLD FRONT EXTENDS THROUGH
31N72W SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE NW BAHAMAS AND THROUGH THE
NORTHERN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. AHEAD OF THE FRONT, FRESH TO STRONG
SW WINDS PREVAIL N OF 28N. BEHIND THE FRONT STRONG NW WINDS
PREVAIL, WITH GALES NEAR AND OFFSHORE NE FLORIDA TO THE CAPE
CANAVERAL AREA EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
ALONG THE FRONT TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA
TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND CENTRAL CUBA TUE MORNING, FROM NEAR
31N54W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND EASTERN CUBA TUE
EVENING, THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM
NEAR 28N55W TO THE SE BAHAMAS AND EAST CUBA WED EVENING. THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BEGIN TO DISSIPATE ON THU. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT WILL LIKELY ENTER OUR WESTERNMOST WATERS ON SAT.
ELSEWHERE, A BROAD RIDGE EXTENDS FROM 1026 MB HIGH PRESSURE
NEAR 31N43W SOUTHWESTWARD TO EAST OF THE BAHAMAS.
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N, AND NW 25 TO 35 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 7 TO 12 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 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND N 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND N 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW
SWELL.
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