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FZNT27 KNHC 300710
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
210 AM EST FRI JAN 30 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 1022 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
HAS MOVED INTO THE NW GULF JUST OFFSHORE THE SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA
AND TEXAS COASTS. 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 THIS EVENING. THE LOW
WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN 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 TONIGHT 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 SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT.
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA
..GALE WARNING E OF 92W
TODAY
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, EXCEPT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT
E OF 92W EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
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 2 TO
4 FT.
MON
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT,
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE.
SAT
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL W OF 87W, AND 12 TO 18 FT E OF 87W.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT, EXCEPT E OF
87W 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
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