873
FZNT27 KNHC 300253
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
953 PM 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
HIGH PRESSURE OF 1023 MB CENTERED OVER THE NE GULF
IS SHIFTING EASTWARD IN RESPONSE TO A LOW PRESSURE AREA THAT IS
MOVING INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. A TRAILING COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE 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
EXITS TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE BASIN ON SAT, AND USHER IN ANOTHER
BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR ACROSS THE GULF THAT WILL SUPPORT WINDS TO
GALE- FORCE NEAR VERACRUZ FRI NIGHT INTO EARLY ON SAT, 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 W TO E ACROSS THE GULF SUN THROUGH MON AS
HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS SE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FOLLOWING THE
FRONT.
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO W AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON
SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING
TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
..GALE WARNING
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 TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, EXCEPT E OF 87W INCREASING TO
30 TO 40 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
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 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
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