503  
FZNT25 KNHC 210215  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1015 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 COLD 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.  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 COLD 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.  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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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