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FZNT25 KNHC 200921
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
521 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...
SOUTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
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.
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N66W TO THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND EASTERN CUBA. FRESH TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS
AND ROUGH SEAS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT, AND N OF 25N, WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE OFFSHORES FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE SUN
NIGHT AS THE FRONT TRANSITIONS TO A COLD FRONT TODAY. LOOKING
AHEAD, A NEW COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE NE FLORIDA
OFFSHORE WATERS MON NIGHT INTO TUE, FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG NE
TO E WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS. THESE MARINE CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST
TO AFFECT MOST OF THE WATERS N OF 27N THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE
NEXT WEEK.
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND N TO NE 20 TO
25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND W TO NW 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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