242  
FZNT27 KNHC 132028  
OFFN06  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
428 PM 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 WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE STRAITS OF  
FLORIDA TO INLAND THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA. THE FRONT WILL STALL  
AND LIFT BACK TO THE N AS A WARM FRONT ON SAT AS HIGH PRESSURE  
OVER THE REGION BEGINS TO SHIFT EASTWARD. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS  
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE SUN NIGHT, QUICKLY REACH  
THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF BY MON NIGHT AND SLOW DOWN AS IT MOVES  
INTO THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN BY LATE TUE. 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 TAMPICO AND VERACRUZ, MEXICO ON SUN NIGHT AND  
MON. THE WINDS OFFSHORE VERACRUZ MAY ATTAIN BRIEF GUSTS TO  
STORM-FORCE. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT, HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD  
ACROSS THE REGION INTO MIDWEEK.  
 
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT INTO MON  
 
   
TONIGHT  
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 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 30 TO  
35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.   
MON  
W OF 94W, N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT, SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. BETWEEN 90W AND 94W, N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13  
FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BETWEEN  
90W AND 94W, AND 9 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL W OF 94W.   
TUE  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE  
SWELL.   
TUE NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE  
SWELL BETWEEN 90W AND 94W, AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 94W.   
WED  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
TONIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.   
SAT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.   
SAT NIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT  
IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.    
TUE  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab TPC Page
Main Text Page