856  
FZNT27 KNHC 071427  
OFFN06  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1027 AM EDT TUE APR 7 2026  
 
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE  
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED  
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A NEARLY-STATIONARY COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR  
TAMPA BAY TO JUST OFFSHORE THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA. A 1012 MB  
LOW PRESSURE IS NOTED ALONG THIS FRONT NEAR 23N90W. FRESH TO  
STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS IN THE SW GULF WILL DECREASE TODAY,  
BUT STRONG NE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS IN THE NE GULF WILL INCREASE  
AS THE LOW TRACKS EAST ALONG THE SLOW-MOVING FRONT AND ACROSS  
FLORIDA INTO TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS CAN  
BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AHEAD OF THE LOW. THE FRONT  
WILL THEN STALL INTO LATE WEEK OVER THE FAR SE BASIN AND  
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE, LEAVING A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN  
IT AND BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE SE U.S. THIS WILL  
MAINTAIN THE STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS OVER THE NE BASIN MUCH  
OF THE WEEK, WITH NEAR GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED AND THU  
OFFSHORE FLORIDA. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE SOMEWHAT FRI  
AS THE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN  
GULF.  
 
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WED NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
THU
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
6 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE  
FORCE WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.   
WED
 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE  
FORCE WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS.    
THU
 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
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