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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1126 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 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.
THIS AFTERNOON
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 10 TO 15 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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO A
1011 MB LOW PRESSURE LOCATED NEAR 28N70W TO EASTERN CUBA. FRESH
TO STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT, AND
N OF 25N, WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE OFFSHORE WATERS FROM WEST
TO EAST THROUGH SUN AS THE FRONT MOVES EASTWARD AS A COLD FRONT.
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.
THIS AFTERNOON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N, AND N TO NE
15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND NW TO N 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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