447  
FZNT27 KNHC 270322  
OFFN06  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1022 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 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.  
 
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
TONIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
WED
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
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 TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW TO W 10 TO  
15 KT 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 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE  
SWELL.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 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 IN THE MORNING,  
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT
 
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU
 
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT
 
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 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.   
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 8 TO 13 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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