074
FZNT27 KNHC 071531
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1131 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...
SYNOPSIS
A WEAK COLD FRONT STRETCHES SOUTHWESTWARD FROM
SOUTHERN LOUISIANA TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, WITH A SURFACE
RIDGE IN CONTROL FOR THE REST OF THE GULF WATERS. EXPECT
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
NORTHWESTERN GULF TODAY, THEN SPREAD TO THE NORTH-CENTRAL AND
NORTHEASTERN GULF TONIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES FARTHER SOUTH. THE
FRONT WILL 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. 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.
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA
THIS AFTERNOON
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 TO
4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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