205  
FZNT27 KNHC 201525  
OFFN06  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1125 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 CENTRAL  
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 LATE 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  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
SAT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON  
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE  
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW 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 10 TO 15 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  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
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