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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
511 AM EDT THU APR 30 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 WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL GENERALLY MAINTAIN
GENTLE TO MODERATE SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS ACROSS THE BASIN,
EXCEPT FOR LIGHT TO GENTLE VARIABLE WINDS OVER THE NE GULF
THROUGH FRI. MODERATE SEAS WILL BE OVER THE WESTERN GULF WHILE
MOSTLY SLIGHT SEAS WILL BE ELSEWHERE THROUGH FRI. A DIURNAL
TROUGH WILL PULSE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS OFF THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS AND AT NIGHT THROUGH FRI. A STRONG
LATE-SEASON COLD FRONT WILL EMERGE OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI
NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE BY LATE SAT, THEN FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA ON SUN BEFORE STALLING OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF MON.
THE FRONT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST
WINDS, WITH WINDS REACHING GALE-FORCE OFFSHORE TAMPICO AND
VERACRUZ ON SAT, LASTING TO INTO SAT NIGHT OFFSHORE VERACRUZ.
SEAS ARE FORECAST TO BUILD TO AROUND 12 FT, BUT POSSIBLY HIGHER
OVER WATERS AFFECTED BY THE GALE CONDITIONS BEFORE SUBSIDING SUN
AND SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, SOME
POSSIBLY STRONG, ARE EXPECTED TO PRECEDE THE FRONT. MARINERS ARE
ADVISED TO KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS.
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S OF 24N, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 24N, VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT S OF 24N, AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 24N.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL.
MON
E WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 26N55W TO NEAR 23N60W
WILL SHIFT E OF 55W THIS MORNING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
OFFSHORE NORTHEAST FLORIDA TODAY, THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS
THE WATERS N AND NE OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH FRI NIGHT TO E OF 55W
SAT. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST
ON SAT AFTERNOON, REACH FROM NEAR 31N68W TO EAST-CENTRAL FLORIDA
ON SUN, THEN STALL THROUGH MON. LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
ALONG THE FRONT AT THAT TIME. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
PRECEDE THE FRONT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. FRESH NORTHEAST TO EAST
WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT THROUGH MON.
TODAY
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND SW 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SW 5 TO 10 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N, AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N.
FRI
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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