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FZNT25 KNHC 080820
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
420 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...
SOUTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
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.
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TONIGHT
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 HAS MOVED OFF THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF
THE UNITED STATES AND WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH SAT AS IT SHIFTS
EASTWARD NORTH OF 28N. SOUTHERLY MODERATE WINDS AHEAD OF THE
FRONT OCCURRING OFF NE FLORIDA WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. 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. 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.
TODAY
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.
TONIGHT
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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