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FZNT25 KNHC 122120
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
520 PM 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 NORTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA
SOUTHWESTWARD TO INLAND MEXICO 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 THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF TONIGHT, THEN STALL AND SIGNIFICANTLY
WEAKEN INTO EARLY FRI, DISSIPATING FRI NIGHT. MARINE CONDITIONS WILL
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE EARLY FRI THROUGH SUN AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE
SETTLES JUST NORTH 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 SUN NIGHT INTO EARLY MON AND
OFFSHORE TAMAULIPAS AND VERACRUZ, MEXICO MON AND MON NIGHT.
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 EARLY 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 31N70W TO EXTREME SOUTH FLORIDA FRI MORNING, THEN DISSIPATE BY
FRI EVENING. CENTRAL ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD WEST-
SOUTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE BAHAMAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND BEFORE IT
BEGINS TO RETREAT EASTWARD EARLY NEXT WEEK IN RESPONSE TO A STRONG
COLD FRONT THAT WILL BE MOVING OFF THE U.S. SOUTHEASTERN COAST LATE
MON, THEN SLOW DOWN AND STALL FROM NEAR 31N72W TO THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS AND TO CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE TUE. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY
WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW FORECAST WATERS
STARTING LATE SUN AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING AHEAD OF THE FRONT.
THESE CONDITIONS WILL SHIFT EASTWARD TO THE NORTH-CENTRAL WATERS BY
LATE TUE. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE
FRONT. TO THE S, ROUGH SEAS PRODUCED BY LONG-PERIOD E SWELL WILL
IMPACT THE WATERS E OF THE BAHAMAS EARLY NEXT WEEK.
..GALE WARNING W OF 78W
TONIGHT
N OF 29N W OF 78W, NW TO N 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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