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FZNT25 KNHC 012021
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
421 PM 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 ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF
PRODUCING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY W OF 90W.
FRESH TO STRONG SE TO S WINDS ARE SOUTH OF THE FRONT OVER THE SW
GULF. A STRONG LATE- SEASON COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFF THE COASTS
OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA THIS EVENING, MERGING WITH THE STATIONARY
BOUNDARY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. BY SAT MORNING, THE COMBINED
FRONT IS FORECAST TO EXTEND FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA TO NEAR POZA
RICA, MEXICO, AND THEN FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF
CAMPECHE BY SUN MORNING. THE FRONT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO
STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS, WITH WINDS REACHING GALE-FORCE
OFFSHORE TAMPICO BY SAT MORNING, AND OFFSHORE VERACRUZ SAT
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. ROUGH SEAS UP TO 12 FT ARE EXPECTED WITH
THE STRONGEST WINDS OVER THE SW GULF. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE-
FORCE ARE ALSO FORECAST IN THE NW GULF, INCLUDING THE COASTAL
WATERS. MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS.
MARINE CONDITIONS SHOULD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE EARLY NEXT WEEK.
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 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
N TO 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
E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL IN THE EVENING, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WED
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDS FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO NE
FLORIDA. A TROUGH, REMNANTS OF AN OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY, IS OVER
THE SE WATERS EXTENDING FROM 21N55W TO 20N65W. THE FRONT WILL
MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTH WATERS THROUGH SAT WHILE DISSIPATING.
THE TROUGH WILL PERSIST ON SAT AND THEN WEAKEN. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST ON SAT, AND REACH
FROM NEAR 31N71W TO SOUTH FLORIDA ON SUN, THEN STALL THROUGH MON.
A WEAK LOW PRESSURE MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT AT THAT TIME.
FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WILL PRECEDE THE FRONT ON SAT. MAINLY 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.
TONIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND N 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS,
BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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