848
FZNT27 KNHC 171509
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1109 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 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 IS PUSHING SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS
THE FLORIDA STRAITS AND OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS MORNING.
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS, MODERATE TO FRESH EXIST ACROSS THE
GULF NORTH OF 27N, WHILE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS PREVAIL SOUTH OF
27N. AT THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE, ESPECIALLY OFF VERACRUZ,
THESE WINDS ARE PEAKING TO NEAR GALE-FORCE. THESE TRENDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING, THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING, EXCEPT FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF, WHERE
MODERATE TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS WILL LINGER UNTIL TONIGHT.
ROUGH SEAS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE FROM NORTH TO
SOUTH TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT ON
WED, HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION AND PREVAIL INTO
THE WEEKEND.
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA
THIS AFTERNOON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING, SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS,
BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
THIS AFTERNOON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
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 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
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