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FZNT25 KNHC 310246
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
946 PM 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
A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM LOW PRESSURE OVER
CENTRAL GEORGIA SOUTHWESTWARD TO APALACHICOLA, FLORIDA AND
CONTINUES TO 26N89W AND TO JUST SOUTHEAST OF VERACRUZ, MEXICO.
FRESH TO STRONG NW TO N WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE
FRONT AS IT QUICKLY MOVES ACROSS THE AREA, EXITING THE BASIN SAT
AFTERNOON. THE LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NE WHILE RAPIDLY
INTENSIFYING OFF THE CAROLINA COAST ON SAT AS ANOTHER BLAST OF
ARCTIC AIR SURGES ACROSS THE GULF SUPPORT WINDS TO GALE FORCE
NEAR VERACRUZ FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY ON SAT, AND ACROSS
THE EASTERN GULF SAT THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT, WITH ROUGH TO VERY
ROUGH SEAS ACROSS THE BASIN. GALE FORCE WINDS MAY BRIEFLY GUSTS
TO STORM FORCE OVER THE NE GULF. LOOKING AHEAD, WINDS AND SEAS
WILL DIMINISH FROM W TO E ACROSS THE GULF SUN THROUGH MON AS
HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE
NW GULF EARLY WED AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE
WESTERN GULF BY LATE WED.
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S OF 24N, NW WINDS 10 KT. N OF 24N, W TO NW WINDS
10 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN W SWELL, BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN
NW SWELL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT, SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED
S OF 24N, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING,
BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 24N, SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 KT S OF 24N, AND SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 24N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM OFFSHORE NORTHEAST FLORIDA
NEAR 31N79W SOUTHWESTWARD TO INLAND CENTRAL FLORIDA NEAR
MELBOURNE. GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS ARE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE
TROUGH. A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP JUST NW OF
THE FORECAST AREA. 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 STRONG GALE
FORCE WINDS AND RAPIDLY RISING SEAS COVERING THE WATERS N OF ABOUT
24N AND WEST OF 60W SAT THROUGH SUN EVENING, BEFORE LIFTING N OF
THE AREA SUN NIGHT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO STORM FORCE WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THESE WINDS. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH FROM
NEAR 31N71W TO EASTERN CUBA SAT EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT
E ROUGHLY ALONG 29N NEXT WEEK. MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR THE
FORECASTS FOR SAT AND BEYOND, AND PREPARE TO EXECUTE AVOIDANCE
PLANS FROM THESE UPCOMING RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS.
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO W LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SAT
S OF 27N, NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N, W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT S OF 27N, AND W TO NW 30
TO 40 KT N OF 27N WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO STORM FORCE. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
SUN
S OF 27N, NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. N OF 27N, W TO NW WINDS
30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO
14 FT IN NW SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO
25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE.
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