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FZNT25 KNHC 301347
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
947 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
MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE
BASIN, AND LIGHT TO GENTLE VARIABLE WINDS OVER THE EASTERN HALF
THROUGH FRI. MODERATE SEAS WILL BE OVER THE WESTERN GULF, WHILE
SLIGHT SEAS WILL BE ELSEWHERE THROUGH FRI. A DIURNAL TROUGH WILL
PULSE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS OFF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE
NIGHTTIME HOURS 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, AND ON
SAT NIGHT NEAR VERACRUZ. SEAS ARE FORECAST TO BUILD TO AROUND
13 FT IN THE AREA OF STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS.
THIS AFTERNOON
S WINDS 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE TO S AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 22N60W TO NEAR 26N50W
WILL SHIFT E OF 55W TODAY. THE NEXT 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.
THIS AFTERNOON
S OF 27N, S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
N OF 27N, SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
TONIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SW 5 TO 10 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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