121  
FZNT27 KNHC 160340  
OFFN06  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1140 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 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 WILL ENTER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF  
LATER TONIGHT. IT WILL THEN PUSH SOUTHEASTWARD, AND REACH FROM  
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR VERACRUZ, MEXICO BY EARLY MON  
MORNING, THEN OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF AND YUCATAN PENINSULA  
BY EARLY TUE MORNING. WIDESPREAD STRONG TO NEAR GALE-FORCE WINDS  
AND ROUGH SEAS ARE ANTICIPATED BEHIND THE FRONT. THESE WINDS  
WILL PEAK AT GALE-FORCE OFF THE TEXAS AND THE WESTERN LOUISIANA  
COAST LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MON MORNING. AS THE FRONT MOVES  
FARTHER SOUTHEASTWARD AWAY FROM THE GULF LATE MON NIGHT THROUGH  
TUE, CONDITIONS IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE. IN  
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT, HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION  
INTO MIDWEEK.  
 
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
..GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING  
 
   
OVERNIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS 8  
TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.   
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.   
WED NIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
THU  
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO  
3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI  
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
OVERNIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
MON  
SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO  
30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.    
TUE  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
FRI  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
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