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FZNT25 KNHC 010810
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
410 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 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 THIS AFTERNOON, LOCALLY STRONG NEAR YUCATAN THIS
EVENING. A STRONG LATE-SEASON COLD FRONT WILL EMERGE OFF THE
TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COAST THIS EVENING. 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. FREQUENT GUSTS TO
GALE-FORCE ARE FORECAST IN THE NW GULF INCLUDING THE COASTAL
WATERS. 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.
TODAY
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TONIGHT
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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, SUBSIDING TO
2 FT OR LESS.
TUE
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A REMNANT FRONTAL TROUGH FROM NEAR 21.5N55W TO
PUERTO RICO SUPPORTING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL GRADUALLY WASH OUT TODAY. A STATIONARY FRONT
ALONG 31N BETWEEN 76W AND 1010 MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR JACKSONVILLE,
FLORIDA IS SUPPORTING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF 27N AND WEST OF 74W. THIS FRONT WILL
PROGRESS INTO THE OFFSHORE WATERS AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS
THE WATERS N AND NE OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH TONIGHT 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.
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N,
AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 FT N OF 27N.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF
27N. S OF 27N, SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. N OF 27N, SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S OF 27N, S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N, SW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 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 10 TO 15 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 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. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF
27N, AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
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