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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
334 AM EDT THU MAY 7 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 COLD FRONT IS MOVING INTO THE TEXAS COASTAL
WATERS, WITH HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING IN CONTROL ACROSS THE WATERS
AHEAD OF IT. MODERATE TO FRESH SE-S WINDS ARE IN THE CENTRAL
GULF WITH GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS ELSEWHERE UNDER THE HIGH. THE
WEAK FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY TODAY, AND QUICKLY STALL
JUST BEYOND THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS BY THIS 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. WINDS
WILL PULSE TO FRESH TO STRONG NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE
EVENINGS THROUGH SAT. 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 POSSIBLE TO PRECEDE THE FRONTS.
TODAY
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT, SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT OR LESS.
MON
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N56W
TO 27.5N70W, WITH SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION PRESENT N OF 25N
WITHIN OF ABOUT 240 NM E-SE OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO
SLOWLY SHIFT EAST WHILE WASHING OUT TODAY. ANOTHER FRONT WILL
MOVE OFF NORTHERN FLORIDA TONIGHT, GRADUALLY LOSING DEFINITION AS
IT SHIFTS ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH SAT. 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
30N55W TO NEAR CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA WILL BE IN PLACE DURING THE
FORECAST PERIOD, ALLOWING FOR GENERALLY QUIET CONDITIONS ACROSS
THE AREA. MEANWHILE, WINDS MAY PULSE TO MODERATE TO FRESH OFF
NORTHERN HISPANIOLA, INCREASING TO FRESH TO STRONG THIS WEEKEND
AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
TODAY
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND S TO SW 10 TO 15
KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 27N. S OF 27N, SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N, SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF
27N, SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N, SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
S OF 27N, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. N
OF 27N, NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE LATE, SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N,
AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS,
BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N,
AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF
27N, AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
MON
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND
3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N,
AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
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