038
FZNT27 KNHC 120305
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1038 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2026
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...
SYNOPSIS
A BROAD SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE W ATLANTIC
WESTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SHIFT EASTWARD TONIGHT
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE
NW GULF TONIGHT, AND MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD BEFORE STALLING ACROSS
THE SE GULF THU NIGHT, THEN DISSIPATE THERE FRI THROUGH FRI
NIGHT. EXPECT STRONG TO NEAR GALE-FORCE N WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT
THROUGH THU EVENING BEFORE WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISH, EXCEPT WINDS TO
GALE-FORCE IN THE NW GULF COASTAL WATERS INTO EARLY THU. MARINE
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SIGNIFICANTLY EARLY FRI THROUGH SUN AS WEAK
HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES JUST N OF THE BASIN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SUN NIGHT AND REACH THE SE GULF BY MON NIGHT.
STRONG TO NEAR GALE-FORCE WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT ALONG WITH
ROUGH SEAS, WITH POSSIBLE GALES OFF TAMAULIPAS AND VERACRUZ MON AND
MON NIGHT.
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA
..GALE WARNING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE
OVERNIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT BEHIND FRONT, EXCEPT TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WINDS TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE EARLY. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO
30 KT BEHIND FRONT. WINDS TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
OVERNIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY DENSE FOG. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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