589  
FZNT25 KNHC 062108  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
508 PM EDT WED MAY 6 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
 
RELATIVELY WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN AND  
CENTRAL GULF INTERACTING WITH LOWER PRESSURES OVER MEXICO WILL  
SUPPORT MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH SOUTHEAST WINDS IN THE WESTERN  
GULF, AND GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS IN THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH  
LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL PULSE TO FRESH TO STRONG NEAR THE  
YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENINGS THROUGH SAT. A WEAK 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 INTO SAT AS HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING BUILDS BACK IN  
ACROSS THE BASIN FROM THE EAST. LOOKING AHEAD, ANOTHER COLD  
FRONT MAY TRY TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS LATE ON SUN,  
AND REACH FROM NORTH- CENTRAL FLORIDA TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE  
BY LATE ON MON, FOLLOWED BY MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH TO NORTHEAST  
WINDS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, SOME  
POSSIBLY STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE, ARE LIKELY TO PRECEDE THE  
FRONTS.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N59W TO 27N65W  
WILL SHIFT E OF 55W EARLY ON THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS ARE SE OF THE FRONT. ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT WILL  
MOVE OFF NORTHERN FLORIDA THU NIGHT, GRADUALLY LOSING DEFINITION  
AS IT SHIFTS ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH SAT. ELSEWHERE,  
WINDS MAY PULSE TO MODERATE TO FRESH OFF NORTHERN HISPANIOLA,  
INCREASING TO FRESH TO STRONG THIS WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT  
WEEK. SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO FRESHEN OFF NORTHERN  
FLORIDA SUN NIGHT AHEAD OF A STRONGER FRONT THAT IS EXPECTED TO  
MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST FORECAST WATERS THROUGH MON NIGHT,  
FOLLOWED BY MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHWEST WINDS. SCATTERED TO  
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, SOME POSSIBLY STRONG TO  
MARGINALLY SEVERE, ARE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF BOTH FRONTS. OTHERWISE,  
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE EXTENDING FROM NEAR 31N56W TO THE FLORIDA  
KEYS WILL BE IN PLACE DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD ALLOWING FOR  
GENERALLY QUIET CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA.  
   
TONIGHT
 
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
 
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT  
N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.   
THU NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND S TO SW 10 TO  
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.   
FRI
 
SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE LATE.  
SEAS 2 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 5 FT.    
SUN
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
SUN NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.   
MON
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
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