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FZNT25 KNHC 072152
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
552 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...
SOUTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
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.
TONIGHT
E TO SE 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
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA LATE
TONIGHT, THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS EASTWARD NORTH OF
28N THROUGH SAT. IT WILL BRING SOUTHERLY MODERATE WINDS OFF
NORTHERN FLORIDA THROUGH FRI. THEN A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO FOLLOW A SIMILAR PATH MON THROUGH TUE, FOLLOWED BY
MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, SOME
POSSIBLY STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE, ARE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF BOTH
FRONTS.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI
S OF 27N, S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE TO E IN THE
AFTERNOON. N OF 27N, W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
S OF 27N, E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N, NE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S 5 TO 10 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS,
BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
MON
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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