968
FZNT27 KNHC 290913
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
413 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...
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.
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA
TODAY
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TONIGHT
SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE
EVENING, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW
TO N SWELL.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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