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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
429 PM EDT THU APR 2 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
A BROAD WESTERN ATLANTIC SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDS
WESTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF STATES AND WILL DOMINATE THE
GULF REGION THROUGH SAT MORNING, THEN WEAKEN SAT AFTERNOON AND
NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES. THIS WILL SUPPORT MODERATE TO
FRESH E TO SE WINDS ACROSS THE BASIN, WITH OCCASIONAL STRONG
WINDS NORTH OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA, AND ACROSS THE
NORTHWESTERN GULF AND THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS THROUGH SAT. A
COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF EARLY SUN AND MOVE
SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK, REACHING FROM NEAR FORT
MYERS, FL TO 23N94W TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE MORNING.
EXPECTED STRONG TO NEAR GALE-FORCE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS BEHIND
THE FRONT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING, SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDS FROM THE CENTRAL
ATLANTIC WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD INTO THE SE U.S., AND WILL DRIFT
SLOWLY SW AND WEAKEN MODESTLY THROUGH SUN MORNING. THIS PATTERN
WILL SUSTAIN FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS MAINLY
SOUTH OF 29N, INCLUDING THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS,
THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. BY LATE SUN, THE HIGH WILL HAVE WEAKENED
AND SHIFTED TO NE OF BERMUDA, WHILE AN INVERTED SURFACE TROUGH
FORMS FROM HISPANIOLA NORTHWARD INTO THE OPEN ATLANTIC. A COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO EXIT THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. EARLY MON AND
MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEASTWARD, REACHING FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL
FLORIDA BY TUE MORNING.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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