976
FZNT27 KNHC 130844
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
444 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 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 SOUTH FLORIDA TO
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. FRESH TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS AND ROUGH
SEAS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL STALL AND
SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKEN OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF TODAY,
DISSIPATING BY TONIGHT. MARINE CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE
SIGNIFICANTLY 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 SUN NIGHT AND MON.
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
TODAY
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE
EVENING, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
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, BUILDING TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO
9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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