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FZNT25 KNHC 081531
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1131 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 WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS WESTWARD FROM
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO NEAR THE US-MEXICO BORDER.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH OF TEXAS WILL
SPREAD TO THE NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN GULF BY TONIGHT AS
THE FRONT LINGERS. THE FRONT WILL THEN 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 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.
THIS AFTERNOON
E TO SE 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
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
SE 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 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 EXTENDS SOUTHWESTWARD FROM 31N75W TO
NEAR ST. AUGUSTINE. IT 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.
THIS AFTERNOON
S OF 27N, S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT,
SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N, NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND E TO SE 5 TO
10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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