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FZNT27 KNHC 032040
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
440 PM 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 TRACK FROM W TO E ALONG THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY AT ABOUT MID-WEEK. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN GULF BEHIND THE
FRONT ALONG WITH ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO SOUTHEAST
WINDS OVER THE GULF, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF NE PART, WILL
DIMINISH ON SAT, BUT CONTINUE AT FRESH SPEEDS IN THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT.
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA
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. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
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
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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.
WED
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.
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