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FZNT25 KNHC 011522
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1122 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.
THIS AFTERNOON
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 TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN W TO NW SWELL IN THE EVENING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE
S WINDS LESS THAN 5 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 WEAKENING COLD FRONT IS OVER THE SE WATERS AND
EXTENDS FROM 21N55W TO 20N64W. THIS SYSTEM WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN
LATE TODAY. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDS FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO NE
FLORIDA. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTH WATERS
THROUGH SAT WHILE DISSIPATING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF
THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST ON SAT AFTERNOON, REACH FROM NEAR
31N68W TO 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.
THIS AFTERNOON
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND SW 5 TO
10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT LATE IN THE MORNING, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT
OR LESS.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S 15 TO 20 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT
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 OF 27N, S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N, SW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, SHIFTING TO NE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE TO S AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
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