977
FZNT25 KNHC 201954
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
354 PM 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 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 TONIGHT. 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. WINDS MAY BRIEFLY
INCREASE TO FRESH SPEEDS OVER THE NE GULF LATE TUE INTO EARLY
WED AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS THERE.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 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.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
NE TO E 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 SE OF BERMUDA NEAR
31N64W TO A 1010 MB LOW PRESSURE LOCATED NEAR 28N67W TO EASTERN
CUBA INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND
ROUGH SEAS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT, AND MAINLY 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. THIS
SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO REACH FROM 31N63W TO HISPANIOLA BY SAT
MORNING, AND FROM 31N57W TO PUERTO RICO BY SUN MORNING. LOOKING
AHEAD, A NEW COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE OFFSHORE WATERS
OF NE FLORIDA 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.
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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND W 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. 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
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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