290  
FZNT27 KNHC 201954  
OFFN06  
 
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...  
   
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.  
 
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
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 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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
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 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
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