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FZNT27 KNHC 031518
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1118 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2026
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL BEGIN TO RETREAT
EASTWARD SAT EVENING IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT WILL BE
APPROACHING THE TEXAS COAST. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE
SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES TO THE CENTRAL GULF AND TO THE WEST-
CENTRAL GULF SUN, THEN STALL FROM S FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL GULF
AND TO THE WEST-CENTRTAL GULF FROM EARLY NEXT WEEK INTO THE
MID-WEEK. LOW PRESSURE MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE WESTERN PART OF THE
FRONT DURING THE WEEKEND. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN GULF BEHIND THE
FRONT ALONG WITH ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHEAST WINDS
WILL PRECEDE THE FRONT, EXCEPT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA, WHERE
LOCALLY STRONG EAST WINDS WILL PREVAIL.
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA
THIS AFTERNOON
SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
THIS AFTERNOON
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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