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FZNT25 KNHC 080331
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1131 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 STATIONARY FRONT STRETCHES SOUTHWESTWARD FROM
THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE 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. IN
RESPONSE, WINDS WILL PULSE TO BETWEEN FRESH AND STRONG NEAR THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENINGS THROUGH SAT NIGHT. 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.
OVERNIGHT
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 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 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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE
N 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 INTO FRI MORNING, THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS
EASTWARD NORTH OF 28N THROUGH SAT. THE FRONT 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 LOCALLY STRONG WINDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS, SOME POSSIBLY STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE, ARE
POSSIBLE AHEAD OF BOTH FRONTS. MEANWHILE, A SURFACE RIDGE ACROSS
THE WESTERN ATLANTIC NEAR 28N65W WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO LOCALLY
STRONG WINDS OFF NORTHERN HISPANIOLA MIGHT SAT THROUGH MON NIGHTS.
OVERNIGHT
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 TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN
THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N, NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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