043  
FZNT25 KNHC 210731  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
331 AM EDT TUE APR 21 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDS ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS  
WESTWARD TO NEAR 24N85W, THEN DISSIPATING FRONT TO 22N93W. FRESH  
TO LOCALLY STRONG NE WINDS AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WILL  
PREVAIL N OF THE FRONT TODAY. THE WESTERN PORTION OF THIS  
BOUNDARY WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN  
GULF TODAY, WHILE THE EASTERN PORTION WILL MOVE ACROSS CUBA AND  
THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BEFORE STALLING ALONG ABOUT 21N WED AND  
DISSIPATING EARLY THU. GENTLE TO MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS  
WILL RETURN TO THE GULF ON THU.  
   
TODAY
 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
SAT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N65W SOUTHWESTWARD  
ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS. FRESH  
TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT AS  
IT CONTINUES MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD, REACHING FROM 31N60W TO THE  
NW COAST OF CUBA BY THIS AFTERNOON, AND THEN BEGIN TO STALL AND  
WEAKEN FROM 31N55W TO 25N60W TO EASTERN CUBA ALONG 21N WED  
MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH WED AS THE FRONT STALLS AND  
DISSIPATES ALONG 21N BY EARLY THU. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL  
SETTLE IN BETWEEN NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND BERMUDA THU THROUGH  
SAT, IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. LARGE N TO NE SWELL WILL LINGER  
NEAR THE WEAKENING FRONT TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU MORNING,  
INCLUDING WATERS NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE.  
   
TODAY
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N, AND 6 TO  
9 FT N OF 27N.    
TONIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N, AND NE TO E 15 TO  
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND E 15 TO 20 KT N OF  
27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N, AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.    
WED NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND E TO SE 10 TO  
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND  
3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.    
SAT
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND  
3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
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