983  
FZNT25 KNHC 082130  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
530 PM 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 SOUTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS, THEN  
CONTINUES SOUTHWESTWARD AS A WARM FRONT TO NEAR THE US-MEXICO  
BORDER. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT THE  
NORTHEASTERN GULF THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT LINGERS. FROM LATE  
TONIGHT THROUGH SAT, THE ENTIRE FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF  
WILL LIFT NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT. 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 CENTRAL FLORIDA TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE MON,  
FOLLOWED BY MODERATE TO FRESH N TO NE WINDS. SCATTERED TO  
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THE  
FRONT.  
   
TONIGHT  
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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO W TO NW AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE  
NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED  
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED 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 NORTH OF  
BERMUDA ACROSS 31N75W TO 30N75W, THEN CONTINUES AS A STATIONARY  
FRONT TO NEAR PALM COAST, FLORIDA. THE STATIONARY FRONT WILL  
GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH SAT AS THE COLD FRONT PORTION SHIFTS  
EASTWARD NORTH OF 28N. A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO  
FOLLOW A SIMILAR PATH MON THROUGH TUE, FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO  
STRONG WINDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, SOME POSSIBLY  
STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE, ARE POSSIBLE NEAR BOTH FRONTS.  
   
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  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S 10 TO 15 KT N OF  
27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
TUE  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 3 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
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