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FZNT25 KNHC 020145
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
945 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 PREVIOUSLY STATIONARY FRONT IS NOW PROGRESSING
SOUTHEASTWARD WITH A REINFORCING PUSH, SUPPORTING SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY ALONG THE WESTERN
PORTION. WINDS ARE INCREASING BEHIND THE FRONT WITH FRESH TO
STRONG OUT OF THE NE, DEVELOPING FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE-FORCE,
AND BUILDING SEAS. FRESH TO STRONG E-SE WINDS ARE NEAR THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA, WITH GENTLE TO MODERATE SE-S WINDS ELSEWHERE AHEAD OF
THE FRONT. BY SAT MORNING, THE 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 CONTINUE TO 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. FREQUENT
GUSTS TO GALE-FORCE ARE ALSO FORECAST IN THE NW GULF, INCLUDING IN
THE COASTAL WATERS. ROUGH SEAS UP TO 12 FT ARE EXPECTED WITH THE
STRONGEST WINDS OVER THE SW GULF. MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO KEEP
UP WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS. MARINE CONDITIONS SHOULD
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE EARLY NEXT WEEK.
OVERNIGHT
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 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO
20 KT LATE. 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 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT, 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 20N63W. 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 THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
OVERNIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
SAT NIGHT
S OF 27N, S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SEAS 3 FT, SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N, SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO NW
10 TO 15 KT LATE, SEAS 3 TO 5 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 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
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 FT S OF 27N, AND
4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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.
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 LATE.
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