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FZNT25 KNHC 301525
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1025 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...
SOUTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE OF 1022 MB CENTERED OVER NORTHERN FL
IS SHIFTING EASTWARD IN RESPONSE TO A LOW PRESSURE AREA THAT IS
MOVING INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. A TRAILING COLD FRONT
IS MOVING OVER THE NW GULF AND EXTENDS SOUTHWESTWARD FROM PECAN
ISLAND, LA SOUTH OF BROWNSVILLE, TX. FRESH TO STRONG NW TO N
WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT AS IT REACHES FROM
PANAMA CITY, FL TO JUST N OF VERACRUZ, MX 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 LATE SAT NIGHT, 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.
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT, BECOMING 9 TO 14 FT
IN W TO NW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW
SWELL.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 31N49W TO THE
EASTERN TIP OF CUBA. MAINLY MODERATE NW WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS
FOLLOW THE FRONT, AND FRESH TO STRONG SW WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS
ARE AHEAD OF THE FRONT. A COLD FRONT WILL STALL THIS MORNING
OVER THE NW FORECAST WATERS, THEN LIFT N OF THE AREA THROUGH
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT
TRACKS NE JUST OFFSHORE THE CAROLINA COAST. THIS SYSTEM WILL
SEND AN UNUSUALLY STRONG AND POWERFUL ARCTIC COLD FRONT OFF THE
NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST SAT MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED COMPLEX LOW
PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO DEEPEN RAPIDLY ACROSS THE NW ATLANTIC
SAT THROUGH SUN, BECOMING QUITE POWERFUL AND INDUCING A VERY
LARGE AREA OF WESTERLY GALE-FORCE WINDS COVERING THE LOCAL
WATERS N OF ABOUT 24N SAT THROUGH SUN EVENING, BEFORE LIFTING N
OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH FROM NEAR
31N73W TO EASTERN CUBA SAT EVENING, FROM 31N60W TO EASTERN
HISPANIOLA SUN EVENING, THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND STALL FROM
BEAR 27N55W TO EASTERN PUERTO RICO MON EVENING. IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT, LARGE LONG-PERIOD NW SWELL WILL IMPACT THE WATERS N
AND E OF THE BAHAMAS FROM LATE SAT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR THE FORECASTS FOR SAT AND BEYOND, AND
PREPARE TO EXECUTE AVOIDANCE PLANS FROM THESE CONDITIONS.
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S OF 27N, E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N, E WINDS 5 TO
10 KT, SHIFTING TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO W TO NW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
S OF 27N, NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N, W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN W TO
NW SWELL.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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