816
FZNT25 KNHC 282040
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
340 PM 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
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL SHIFT
EAST THROUGH THU AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE AREA MOVING INTO THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, WITH TRAILING COLD FRONT THAT WILL
MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU NIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG NW TO N
WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT AS IT REACHES FROM
PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA TO TAMPICO, MEXICO BY FRI EVENING. THE LOW
WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN FRI AS IT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC
LATE FRI AND SAT. THIS WILL REINFORCE THE FRONT AS IT MOVES
SOUTHEAST OF BASIN SAT, AND USHER IN ANOTHER BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR
ACROSS THE GULF. THIS WILL SUPPORT WINDS TO GALE-FORCE WINDS
OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF BY SAT, WITH ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS
ACROSS THE BASIN. LOOKING AHEAD, WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH FROM
WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE GULF SUN AND MON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
OVER THE NORTHERN GULF FOLLOWING THE FRONT.
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO
10 FT IN W TO NW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW
SWELL.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
AN ATLANTIC COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N48W TO
EASTERN 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. 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 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 SAT NIGHT AND SUN
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
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND N 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 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 4 FT.
FRI
S OF 27N, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N, E WINDS 5 TO
10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO W AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO W 20 TO 30 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BECOMING
8 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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