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FZNT27 KNHC 072150
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
550 PM 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 NEW
ORLEANS, LOUISIANA TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, WITH A SURFACE
RIDGE IN CONTROL FOR THE REST OF THE GULF WATERS. EXPECT
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NORTHERN
OFFSHORE WATERS OF TEXAS TONIGHT AND FRI, THEN SPREAD SOUTH OF
NEW ORLEANS AND FLORIDA PANHANDLE FRI NIGHT AS THE FRONT SINKS A
BIT FARTHER SOUTH. THE FRONT WILL THEN STALL AND LIFT BACK TO
THE NORTH AS A WARM FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT THRU SAT. AFTERWARD,
THE RIDGE SHOULD BUILD BACK ACROSS THE GULF FROM THE EAST.
LOOKING AHEAD, ANOTHER COLD FRONT MIGHT MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN
GULF WATERS LATE SUN, AND REACH FROM NORTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA TO
EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE ON MON, FOLLOWED BY MODERATE TO
FRESH N TO NE WINDS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS, SOME POSSIBLY STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE, ARE
POSSIBLE TO PRECEDE THE FRONTS.
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA
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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
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 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 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
SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
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