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FZNT27 KNHC 080818
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
418 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 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 EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
TO 29N90W, FOLLOWED BY A STATIONARY FRONT TO NE TAMAULIPAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE OFFSHORE
WATERS OF THE WESTERN GULF WILL SPREAD TO THE NORTH-CENTRAL AND
NE GULF BY TONIGHT AS THE FRONT SINKS A BIT FARTHER SOUTH. THE
FRONT WILL THEN STALL AND LIFT BACK TO THE NORTH AS A WARM FRONT
LATE TONIGHT THRU SAT. AFTERWARD, THE RIDGE SHOULD BUILD BACK
ACROSS THE GULF FROM THE EAST. WINDS WILL PULSE TO STRONG NEAR
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENINGS THROUGH SUN 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 ARE
POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THE FRONT.
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA
TODAY
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, SUBSIDING TO
2 FT OR LESS.
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
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 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
LATE. SEAS 3 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, SUBSIDING TO
2 FT OR LESS.
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