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FZNT25 KNHC 270922
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
422 AM EST TUE JAN 27 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 HAS MOVED SE INTO THE NW
CARIBBEAN FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO CENTRAL BELIZE, WITH STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS PERSISTING ACROSS MOST OF THE GULF BASIN EARLY
THIS MORNING, WHILE WINDS ARE DIMINISHING BELOW GALE-FORCE NEAR
VERACRUZ. MARINE CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FROM NW TO SE TODAY
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 AND MOVE SE OF THE BASIN SAT. ANOTHER
ROUND OF STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THIS FRONT, WITH
GALE-FORCE WINDS NEAR VERACRUZ LIKELY TO BEGIN SAT MORNING.
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
TONIGHT
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 TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW
SWELL.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A STRONG W ATLANTIC COLD FRONT EXTENDS THROUGH
31N69W SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE NW BAHAMAS AND THROUGH CENTRAL
CUBA. A BROAD RIDGE EXTENDS FROM 1025 MB HIGH PRESSURE NEAR
30N40W WEST SOUTHWESTWARD TO EAST OF THE BAHAMAS, AND IS
PROMOTING FRESH TO STRONG SW WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND N OF
28N. BEHIND THE FRONT, STRONG NW WINDS PREVAIL, WITH GALES OVER
THE GULFSTREAM FROM NE FLORIDA TO THE CAPE CANAVERAL AREA
EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BELOW GALE-FORCE BY SUNRISE. THE FRONT
WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N56W TO THE SE BAHAMAS AND EASTERN CUBA
THIS EVENING, THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES
FROM NEAR 29N55W TO THE SE BAHAMAS AND EAST CUBA WED EVENING.
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MEANDER ACROSS THIS AREA THROUGH THU,
WHEN NEW HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE GULF OF AMERICA WILL BUILD
EASTWARD INTO THE W ATLANTIC AND FRESHEN WINDS BEHIND THE
LINGERING FRONT THROUGH THU EVENING. ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL ENTER THE WESTERN WATERS ON SAT. ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE
IS FORECAST TO DEEPEN RAPIDLY ACROSS THE NW ATLANTIC SAT
THROUGH SUN.
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TODAY
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.
TONIGHT
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 TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND NW TO 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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO
6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
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