530
FZNT25 KNHC 290912
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
412 AM EST THU JAN 29 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 N WINDS ACROSS THE SE GULF WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH THROUGH MORNING, BEHIND A STALLED COLD FRONT IN THE NW
CARIBBEAN THAT HAS BEGUN TO DRIFT SOUTHWARD. HIGH PRESSURE OVER
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL SHIFT EAST TODAY AHEAD OF A LOW
PRESSURE AREA MOVING INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, WITH A
TRAILING COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT.
FRESH TO STRONG NW TO N WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE
FRONT AS IT REACHES FROM PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA TO JUST N OF
VERACRUZ, MEXICO BY FRI EVENING. THE LOW WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN FRI
THROUGH SAT AS IT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC. 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 NEAR VERACRUZ SAT MORNING, AND
ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF SAT THROUGH SAT EVENING, WITH ROUGH TO
VERY ROUGH SEAS ACROSS THE BASIN. LOOKING AHEAD, WINDS AND SEAS
WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE GULF SUN THROUGH MON
AS HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS SE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FOLLOWING THE
FRONT.
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
NW TO N 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,
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT, BECOMING 9 TO 14 FT
IN W TO NW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 25 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
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
AN ATLANTIC FRONT HAS BECOME STATIONARY FROM 31N47W
TO 1014 MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR 25N67W TO THE EAST COAST OF CUBA.
BEHIND THE FRONT, MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS IN NW
SWELL PREVAIL, EXCEPT FOR STRONG WESTERLY WINDS SWEEPING ACROSS
THE WATERS N OF 30N AND W OF 65W. HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE GULF
OF AMERICA WILL BUILD EASTWARD INTO THE W ATLANTIC AND FRESHEN
WINDS BEHIND THE LINGERING FRONT TODAY AND TONIGHT, AND NUDGE
THE FRONT SOUTHWARD TO NEAR THE ATLANTIC APPROACH TO THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE. AN UNUSUALLY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE
WESTERN ATLANTIC WATERS SAT MORNING. ASSOCIATED COMPLEX LOW
PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO DEEPEN RAPIDLY ACROSS THE NW ATLANTIC
SAT THROUGH SUN, INDUCING A VERY LARGE AREA OF WESTERLY
GALE-FORCE WINDS COVERING THE LOCAL WATERS N OF 23.5N, AND THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS, SAT THROUGH SUN EVENING, BEFORE LIFTING N OF
THE AREA SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH FROM 31N73W
TO EASTERN CUBA SAT EVENING, FROM 31N60W TO EASTERN HISPANIOLA
SUN EVENING, THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND STALL FROM 27N55W TO
EASTERN PUERTO RICO MON EVENING.
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT EVENING
TODAY
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND N 15 TO 20 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND NE 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI
S OF 27N, E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N, E WINDS 5 TO
10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 10 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
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