042  
FZNT27 KNHC 172022  
OFFN06  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
422 PM 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 SLOWLY MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD  
ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS AND OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA.  
MODERATE TO FRESH NE WINDS PREVAIL NORTH OF 27N ALONG WITH  
MODERATE SEAS. SOUTH OF 27N, FRESH TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS ARE  
PRESENT WITH ROUGH SEAS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH, AND  
SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THROUGH THIS  
AFTERNOON AND EVENING, EXCEPT FOR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL, WHERE  
FRESH TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS WILL LINGER UNTIL WED MORNING. IN  
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT ON WED, HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS  
THE REGION AND PREVAIL INTO THE WEEKEND.  
 
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 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 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  
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 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 TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
TONIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE 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 IN THE EVENING,  
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT  
S 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.    
SUN  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
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