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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1050 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 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 EXTENDING FROM THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL
DISSIPATE BY EARLY THIS EVENING. MODERATE TO FRESH SE TO S
RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP IN THE W GULF TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS INTO THE EASTERN GULF. WINDS WILL PULSE TO FRESH TO
STRONG FROM TAMPICO TO VERACRUZ, MEXICO TONIGHT INTO WED.
SIMILAR WINDS WILL PULSE NEAR THE NORTHERN YUCATAN WED EVENING.
THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW GULF COASTAL
WATERS THU MORNING, QUICKLY STALL THU EVENING, THEN RETREAT BACK
INLAND FRI AS RIDGING BUILDS BACK IN ACROSS THE BASIN FROM THE
EAST.
THIS AFTERNOON
S OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S OF 24N, E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 24N,
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N60W TO A WEAK
1016 MB LOW NEAR 27N68W, TO 24N74W AND NORTHWESTWARD TO A WEAK
1013 MB LOW NEAR 25.5N79.5W, AND CONTINUES FROM THIS LOW
SOUTHWESTWARD TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE FRONT WILL REMAIN
STATIONARY TODAY, THEN THE NORTHERN PORTIONS WILL SHIFT EAST AS
A COLD FRONT TONIGHT AND WED. MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH NORTHEAST
TO EAST WINDS NORTH OF 27N WEST OF THE FRONT TO NEAR 76W WILL
DIMINISH BY LATE TONIGHT AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WEAKENS. A WEAK
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE THE GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA
COASTS THU NIGHT. IT WILL THEN SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST FORECAST WATERS INTO EARLY FRI, THEN BECOME STATIONARY
NEAR, OR ALONG 30N AND WEST OF 70W BY FRI EVENING. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND NEAR THE
FRONT. OTHERWISE, RELATIVELY WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN PLACE
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD ALLOWING FOR GENERALLY QUIET
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA.
THIS AFTERNOON
S OF 27N, S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. N OF 27N, E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
TONIGHT
S OF 27N, NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE
LATE. N OF 27N, E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF
27N, AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
WED
E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT S OF 27N, AND SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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