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FZNT27 KNHC 121457
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1057 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 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.
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 94W SUN NIGHT INTO EARLY MON
THIS AFTERNOON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
TONIGHT
BETWEEN 90W AND 94W, N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
NE TO E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 94W, NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
FRI
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO
30 KT LATE EXCEPT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT NW AND N PARTS.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT NW AND N PARTS
LATE.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, EXCEPT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO
40 KT IN THE MORNING W OF 94W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
THIS AFTERNOON
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
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 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
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