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FZNT25 KNHC 280921
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
421 AM EST WED JAN 28 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
1031 MB HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF COAST
MAINTAINS A BROAD RIDGE ACROSS THE BASIN. MODERATE TO LOCALLY
FRESH N TO NE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE THE SOUTHEASTERN
HALF OF THE GULF TODAY BEFORE NEW HIGH PRESSURE MOVES TO THE NW
GULF COAST THIS EVENING AND SHIFTS EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH
THU, WHICH WILL FRESHEN WINDS ACROSS THE SE GULF. ANOTHER STRONG
COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS THU NIGHT. THIS
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SE AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
TO VERACRUZ BY FRI NIGHT AND MOVE SE OF THE BASIN SAT AFTERNOON.
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL FORCE STRONG TO NEAR
GALE-FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT, WITH GALE-FORCE
WINDS NEAR VERACRUZ LIKELY TO BEGIN SAT MORNING, THEN DEVELOP
ACROSS THE NE GULF WATERS TO OFFSHORE OF CENTRAL FLORIDA SAT
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
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 TO 4 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING, SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS,
BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO
11 FT IN NW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW
SWELL.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A W ATLANTIC COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N55W TO THE
E COAST OF CUBA. BEHIND THE FRONT, MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS AND
ROUGH SEAS IN NW SWELL PREVAIL. THE FRONT WILL BECOME
STATIONARY AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 28N55W TO THE SE
BAHAMAS AND EAST CUBA THIS 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. AN
UNUSUALLY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC
WATERS ON SAT. ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO DEEPEN
RAPIDLY ACROSS THE NW ATLANTIC THIS WEEKEND, INDUCING A LARGE
AREA OF WESTERLY GALE- FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE LOCAL WATERS N OF
24N SAT EVENING THROUGH SUN EVENING. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
REACH FROM 31N74W TO EASTERN CUBA SAT EVENING, AND FROM 31N62W
TO EASTERN HISPANIOLA SUN EVENING.
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND NW TO N 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND NW TO N 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND N 15 TO 20 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND NE 5 TO
10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT, BECOMING
11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.
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