882  
FZNT25 KNHC 180732  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
332 AM EDT SAT APR 18 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 RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN  
TODAY. A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE BASIN WILL SUPPORT  
GENTLE TO MODERATE E TO SE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE BASIN TODAY.  
FRESH TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW A  
COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT THROUGH THE  
EARLY PART OF THE WEEK. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM THE FLORIDA  
STRAITS TO SOUTH TEXAS BY LATE MON THEN DISSIPATE INTO MID WEEK.  
 
   
TODAY  
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING,  
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN  
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS,  
BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE.    
MON  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.   
TUE  
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS  
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 30N73W TO THE  
CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD  
INTO THE AREA FROM THE EAST IN THE WAKE OF THE TROUGH. A COLD  
FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE COAST OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA  
SUN NIGHT. EXPECT FRESH TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS AND BUILDING  
SEAS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AS IT REACHES FROM BERMUDA TO THE  
FLORIDA STRAITS BY LATE MON, FROM 31N60W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE  
TUE, BEFORE STALLING AND DISSIPATING ALONG ROUGHLY 22N THROUGH  
MID WEEK.  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N.  
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF  
27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN  
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND SW 5 TO 10 KT N OF  
27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
S OF 27N, E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. N  
OF 27N, N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT  
LATE, SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE.    
MON  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 5 TO  
7 FT N OF 27N.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 27N, SEAS 3 TO 5 FT,  
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 27N, SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
WED  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N, AND  
6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N, AND  
5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.  
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