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FZNT25 KNHC 121442
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1042 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 EXTENDS FROM APALACHICOLA,
FLORIDA SOUTHWESTWARD TO 26N92W AND TO INLAND MEXICO JUST SOUTH
OF TAMPICO. FRESH TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS AND SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FT
ARE BEHIND THE FRONT. N WINDS TO NEAR GALE ARE OVER THE FAR
WEST- CENTRAL GULF. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM
NORTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA TO JUST SE OF VERACRUZ, MEXICO THIS
AFTERNOON, THEN STALL AND SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKEN OVER THE
SOUTHEASTERN 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
STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SUN NIGHT
AND REACH THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF BY MON NIGHT. STRONG TO NEAR
GALE-FORCE WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT ALONG WITH SEAS RAPIDLY
BECOMING ROUGH. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE NW
GULF, AND OFFSHORE TAMAULIPAS AND VERACRUZ, MEXICO MON AND MON
NIGHT.
THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT S OF 24N, AND N 15 TO 20 KT N OF 24N.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
S OF 24N, NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE
LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 24N, NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW
SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW
SWELL.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S OF 24N, S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 24N,
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE E OF 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. A GALE
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF THE NW WATERS FOR TONIGHT.
THE FRONT WILL THEN RAPIDLY WEAKEN AND BEGIN TO STALL AS IT
REACHES FROM NEAR 31N71W TO EXTREME S FLORIDA FRI MORNING, THEN
DRIFT TO THE 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 W OF 78W
THIS AFTERNOON
S OF 27N, S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
N OF 27N, S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TONIGHT
N OF 29N W OF 78W, N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N, S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E OF 78W BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, EXCEPT E OF 78W BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT
LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRI
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND E 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED 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 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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