059
FZNT27 KNHC 010229
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
929 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2026
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...
SYNOPSIS
THE ARCTIC COLD FRONT OF THE PREVIOUS DAYS HAS
CLEARED THE BASIN. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN STRONG HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE AREA IN ITS WAKE AND THE FRONT TO
THE SE OF THE GULF IS RESULTING IN NEAR GALE TO GALE FORCE
NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS EAST OF 90W, WHILE FRESH TO STRONG N
WINDS ARE WEST OF 90W. THE GALE FORCE WINDS MAY GUST UP TO 45 KT
DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. VERY ROUGH SEAS TO AROUND 19 FT WITH
THE GALE FORCE WINDS AREA OVER SOME SECTIONS OF THE EASTERN
GULF. THESE SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 8 TO 12 FT ON SUN AS THE WINDS
THERE DIMINISH. WINDS AND SEAS ELSEWHERE WILL DIMINISH FROM W TO
E ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS THE HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS
TO SHIFT EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. ANOTHER COLD FRONT
IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF WED, REACH FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE WESTERN GULF BY WED AFTERNOON, AND FROM
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY EARLY THU
AFTERNOON, THEN TO SE OF THE BASIN BY EARLY THU EVENING. FRESH
TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND
THIS NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM.
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO S TO SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
..GALE WARNING E OF 87W
TONIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35
KT, EXCEPT E OF 87W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING
TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL, EXCEPT
E OF 87W 12 TO 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 16 FT LATE.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE.
TUE
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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