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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1036 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 CENTRAL FLORIDA TO
THE WESTERN COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. FRESH TO STRONG N TO
NE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. THE FRONT
WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM NORTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA TO JUST SE OF
VERACRUZ, MEXICO TONIGHT, THEN STALL AND SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKEN
OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF INTO EARLY FRI, DISSIPATING BY FRI
NIGHT. MARINE CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SIGNIFICANTLY EARLY FRI
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES JUST N OF THE
BASIN. THE NEXT 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 N 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 ON MON.
OVERNIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING, SUBSIDING TO
2 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
E TO 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
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT HAS ENTERED THE W ATLANTIC, WITH GALE
FORCE WINDS IN ITS WAKE, MAINLY N OF 30N AND W OF 79W. ROUGH
SEAS WILL PREVAIL WITH THESE WINDS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
DISSIPATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL 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 BUILD WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE BAHAMAS THROUGH
THE WEEKEND BEFORE IT BEGINS TO RETREAT EASTWARD EARLY NEXT WEEK
IN RESPONSE TO THE NEXT 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
OVERNIGHT
S OF 27N, S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
27N, NE WINDS 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED 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.
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. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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