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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
522 PAM 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 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
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 SUN NIGHT INTO EARLY MON, 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
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
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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