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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1054 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 STATIONARY FRONT IS DRAPPED ACROSS THE NORTHERN
GULF COAST. MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE
WESTERN GULF WITH LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF
THROUGH FRI, LOCALLY STRONG NEAR YUCATAN IN THE EVENINGS. 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 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 SAT AFTERNOON AND EVENING 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. MARINE CONDITIONS SHOULD
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE EARLY NEXT WEEK.
OVERNIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE. 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N TO NE 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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 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
LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS NORTH OF 25N AND EAST OF 60W WILL
SUBSIDE TONIGHT. A REMNANT FRONTAL TROUGH FROM NEAR 21.5N55W TO
THE CENTRAL DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SUPPORTING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL GRADUALLY WASH OUT THROUGH FRI. A
STATIONARY FRONT FROM NEAR 31N77W TO 1008 MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA ALSO IS SUPPORTING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. THIS FRONT WILL PROGRESS INTO THE
OFFSHORE WATERS AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE WATERS N AND
NE OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH FRI NIGHT TO E OF 55W SAT. ANOTHER
FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST ON SAT
AFTERNOON, REACH FROM NEAR 31N68W TO NEAR CAPE CANAVERAL,
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, ALONG WITH
LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS NEAR 31N. THE REMNANTS OF THE FRONT SHOULD
WASH OUT TUE AND TUE NIGHT WITH IMPROVING MARINE CONDITIONS.
OVERNIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS,
BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND
3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF
27N, AND 3 FT N OF 27N.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S TO SW 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF
27N.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N, SEAS 3 FT,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N, SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N, AND
4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND
3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
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