587  
FZNT27 KNHC 200920  
OFFN06  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
520 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
 
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE  
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED  
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A RIDGE ACROSS THE  
GULF REGION AND A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE WESTERN  
CARIBBEAN SEA WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG  
NE WINDS AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS OVER THE SE GULF, INCLUDING  
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA, THROUGH TODAY. MODERATE TO FRESH NE  
WINDS ARE EXPECTED NIGHTLY, THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD, ACROSS  
THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE DUE TO LOCAL EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH  
A THERMAL TROUGH. ELSEWHERE, MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS, AND  
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TUE NIGHT.  
 
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
TODAY
 
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING  
TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
SAT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
SUN
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
MON
 
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING,  
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
TODAY
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO W AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO S TO SW IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON
 
SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
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