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FZNT27 KNHC 120732
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
332 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...
SYNOPSIS
A STRONG COLD FRONT IS MOVING INTO THE NW GULF,
EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS EARLY
THIS MORNING, WITH FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS
BEHIND IT, GALE-FORCE WINDS IN THE COASTAL WATERS. THE FRONT
WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM THE MID-FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO JUST SE OF
VERACRUZ, MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON, THEN WILL STALL AND
SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKEN OVER THE SE GULF TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRI,
DISSIPATING FRI NIGHT. 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 IN THE NW GULF, AND OFFSHORE
TAMAULIPAS AND VERACRUZ, MEXICO MON AND MON NIGHT.
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA
..GALE WARNING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT AND MON
TODAY
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, EXCEPT TO 35 KT IN THE COASTAL
WATERS EARLY, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
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 25 TO
35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
..GALE WARNING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE
TODAY
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON.
WINDS TO 35 KT IN THE COASTAL WATERS BEHIND FRONT EARLY. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG
WITH VSBYS 1 NM OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE EARLY IN THE
APALACHEE BAY.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 4 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE 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 6 TO 8 FT.
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