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FZNT25 KNHC 120741
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
341 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...
SOUTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
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.
TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE DEVELOPING OFF
NORTHERN FLORIDA AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THAT FRONT
WILL MOVE OFFSHORE OF NE FLORIDA BY THIS EVENING WITH FRESH TO
GALE-FORCE WINDS AND QUICKLY BUILDING SEAS BEHIND IT THU NIGHT.
THE FRONT WILL THEN RAPIDLY WEAKEN AND BEGIN TO STALL AS IT
REACHES FROM NEAR 31N71W TO EXTREME S FLORIDA FRI MORNING, THEN
DRIFT NW AND DISSIPATE FRI EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL
THEN PREVAIL ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS SAT AND STRENGTHEN SAT
NIGHT THROUGH MON, LEADING TO FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG WINDS AND
ROUGH SEAS NEARLY BASIN-WIDE. THE NEXT COLD FRONT MAY MOVE INTO
THE WATERS OFF FLORIDA MON NIGHT.
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S TO SW 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF
27N.
TONIGHT
S OF 27N, S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N, SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT
OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N, BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND E 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND E TO SE 5 TO
10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N, AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N, SEAS 3 FT, SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N, SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 TO
5 FT N OF 27N.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF
27N, AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
MON
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 5 TO
7 FT N OF 27N.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N, SEAS 2 FT OR LESS,
BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. N OF 27N, SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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