268  
FZNT25 KNHC 021403  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1003 AM EDT SAT MAY 2 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 COLD FRONT FROM THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO NEAR  
VERACRUZ, MEXICO WILL REACH FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF  
CAMPECHE SUN MORNING, THEN STALL AND GRADUALLY WASH OUT BY MON  
MORNING. FRESH TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS WILL CONTINUE BEHIND THE  
FRONT. MON AND TUE SHOULD SEE QUIESCENT CONDITIONS PREVAILING  
ACROSS THE GULF.  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
TSTMS.    
SUN  
NE 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. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
MON  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,  
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED 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 FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM NEAR 31N56W TO 29N65W TO  
31N71W WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT SLIGHTLY EAST TODAY. A NEW,  
STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL EMERGE OFF OF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST  
AND REACH FROM NEAR 31N72W TO THE N BAHAMAS ON SUN MORNING, AND  
FROM 31N60W TO A LOW FORMING NEAR THE N BAHAMAS MON MORNING. THE  
LOW WILL RIDE ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO BE JUST SOUTH OF  
BERMUDA TUE MORNING WITH THE FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHWESTWARD TO THE  
CENTRAL BAHAMAS. THE FRONT SHOULD BE DISSIPATING BY WED MORNING.  
EXPECT FRESH TO STRONG SW WINDS SOUTH OF THE FRONT TODAY AND SUN,  
FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS NORTH OF THE FRONT ON MON AND  
TUE. LOOKING AHEAD, CONDITIONS SHOULD BECOME QUIESCENT TUE NIGHT  
INTO WED.  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
S OF 27N, S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
N OF 27N, S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT.    
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT  
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SUN  
S OF 27N, W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N IN THE  
AFTERNOON. N OF 27N, N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT  
S OF 27N, NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO SE TO S  
5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N, NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.    
MON  
N TO 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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED  
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,  
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.  
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