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FZNT27 KNHC 161526
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1126 AM EDT MON MAR 16 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 30N87W TO 22N98W.
THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD, AND REACH FROM
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO JUST SOUTH OF VERACRUZ, MEXICO
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, THEN OVER THE FLORIDA STRAITS AND YUCATAN
PENINSULA BY EARLY TUE MORNING. WIDESPREAD NEAR GALE-FORCE TO
GALE-FORCE N WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ARE OCCURING BEHIND THE FRONT.
THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PEAK AT GALE-FORCE OFF THE NW AND W
GULF LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION,
WINDS NEAR TAMPICO AND VERACRUZ WILL PEAK TO STORM FORCE. AS THE
FRONT MOVES FARTHER SOUTHEASTWARD AWAY FROM THE GULF LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH TUE, CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE FROM
NORTH TO SOUTH. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT, HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD ACROSS THE REGION INTO MIDWEEK.
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA
..GALE WARNING
THIS AFTERNOON
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N
SWELL.
TONIGHT
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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING,
SUBSIDING TO 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 3 FT.
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
THIS AFTERNOON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
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 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. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
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