860  
FZNT25 KNHC 280314  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1014 PM 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  
1032 MB HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF STATES  
MAINTAINS A BROAD RIDGE ACROSS THE BASIN. FRESH N TO NE WINDS  
WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE GULF  
TONIGHT. ASSOCIATED SEAS WILL SUBSIDE NW TO SE THROUGH WED. 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  
NIGHT AND MOVE SE OF THE BASIN SAT EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND OF  
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THIS FRONT, WITH GALE-FORCE  
WINDS NEAR VERACRUZ LIKELY TO BEGIN SAT MORNING, AND ALSO  
DEVELOP S OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE SAT AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  
   
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT  
 
   
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  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,  
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.    
SUN  
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS  
A STRONG W ATLANTIC COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N56W  
TO EASTERN CUBA NEAR 76W. BEHIND THE FRONT, FRESH N WINDS AND  
ROUGH SEAS IN NW SWELL PREVAIL. THE FRONT WILL BECOME  
STATIONARY AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 29N55W TO THE SE  
BAHAMAS AND EAST CUBA WED EVENING, THEN WILL MEANDER ACROSS  
THIS AREA THROUGH THU. NEW HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE GULF OF  
AMERICA WILL BUILD EASTWARD INTO THE W ATLANTIC AND FRESHEN  
WINDS BEHIND THE LINGERING FRONT THU THROUGH THU EVENING. THE  
NEXT STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN WATERS ON SAT.  
ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO DEEPEN RAPIDLY ACROSS  
THE W ATLANTIC THIS WEEKEND, INDUCING A LARGE AREA OF WESTERLY  
GALE-FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE AREA BEGINNING SAT EVENING.  
   
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND NW TO N 10 TO  
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND N 10 TO 15 KT N OF  
27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI  
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.    
SAT  
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW  
SWELL.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N  
SWELL.  
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