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FZNT25 KNHC 290315
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1015 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
FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG N WINDS ACROSS THE SE GULF
TONIGHT WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH MORNING, BEHIND A
STALLED COLD FRONT IN THE NW CARIBBEAN THAT HAS BEGUN TO DRIFT
SOUTHEASTWARD. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL SHIFT
EAST THROUGH THU AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE AREA MOVING INTO THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, WITH A 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 EASTERN GULF ON SAT, AND POSSIBLY OFF VERACRUZ IN THE
SOUTHWEST GULF, 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 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 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 4 TO 6 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 11 TO 16 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 FRONT HAS BECOME STATIONARY FROM 31N46W
TO EASTERN CUBA TONIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT, MODERATE TO FRESH
WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS IN NW SWELL PREVAIL. THE FRONT 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, AND
NUDGE THE FRONT SOUTHWARD TO THE ATLANTIC APPROACH TO THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE. 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
TONIGHT
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 4 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
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 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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