997
FZNT25 KNHC 052030
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
430 PM 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 WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE WESTERN
ATLANTIC SOUTHWESTWARD TO THE CENTRAL GULF. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT BETWEEN IT AND RELATIVELY LOWER PRESSURES IN CENTRAL
MEXICO IS GENERALLY ALLOWING FOR MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHEAST TO
SOUTH RETURN FLOW TO EXIST OVER THE WESTERN GULF. THESE
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO WED. WINDS WILL PULSE AT FRESH TO
STRONG SPEEDS FROM TAMPICO TO VERACRUZ, MEXICO TONIGHT INTO WED.
SIMILAR WINDS WILL PULSE NEAR THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA IN
THE EVENINGS AND INTO THE LATE NIGHT HOURS DURING THE FORECAST
PERIOD. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW GULF COASTAL
WATERS THU MORNING, QUICKLY STALL THU EVENING, THEN LIFT BACK TO
THE NORTH AS A WARM FRONT FRI AS HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING BUILDS
BACK IN ACROSS THE BASIN FROM THE EAST.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N61W TO 24N72W,
WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO A STATIONARY FRONT TO 25N75W AND TO A
WARM FRONT FROM THERE TO A WEAK 1014 MB LOW NEAR 26N79W. A
DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE LOW TO THE STRAITS
OF FLORIDA. THE COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT EAST OF 55W THU WHILE THE
REST OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WHILE THE REST OF THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY DISSIPATES. MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH NORTHEAST TO EAST
WINDS NORTH 27N AND WEST OF THE FRONT TO NEAR 76W WILL DIMINISH
TONIGHT. 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 30N AND WEST OF 70W BY FRI EVENING BEFORE
WEAKENING AND DISSIPATING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND NEAR THE FRONT. SOUTHERLY FRESH WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN PART OF THE AREA LATE SUN
IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT WILL BE APPROACHING
FROM THE NORTHWEST. OTHERWISE, RELATIVELY WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BE IN PLACE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD ALLOWING FOR GENERALLY
QUIET CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA.
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
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT..
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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