527  
FZNT27 KNHC 161359  
OFFN06  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
959 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE  
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED  
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A RIDGE EXTENDING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SHIFT  
EAST THROUGH EARLY SAT AHEAD OF COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF  
THE TEXAS COAST INTO THE NORTHWEST GULF SAT NIGHT. FRESH TO  
STRONG NE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT AS IT MOVES  
ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF, BEFORE STALLING FROM THE FLORIDA  
STRAITS TO SOUTH TEXAS BY LATE MON.  
 
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI
 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON
 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT
 
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 TO  
4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON
 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
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