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FZNT25 KNHC 301943
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
343 PM 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 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 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 EARLY ON SAT,
AND ON SAT NIGHT NEAR VERACRUZ. SEAS ARE FORECAST TO BUILD TO
AROUND 14 FT IN THE AREA OF STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS.
TONIGHT
W 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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE TO S AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N42W TO 21N72W
AND WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES EAST. A COLD FRONT HAS ENTERED THE
W ATLANTIC, EXTENDING ALONG 30N AND W OF 78W. THIS FRONT WILL
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.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S TO SW 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE TO S AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
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