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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1104 AM EDT WED MAY 20 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
HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN ATLANTIC TO
THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF WILL CHANGE LITTLE DURING THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN IT AND RELATIVELY LOWER
PRESSURES OVER TEXAS AND NORTHERN MEXICO WILL GENERALLY MAINTAIN
A GENTLE TO MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW ACROSS THE
BASIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF WINDS PULSING
TO FRESH TO STRONG SPEEDS FROM THE LATE AFTERNOONS AND INTO THE
NIGHT TIME HOURS. A SERIES OF UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCES IN A VERY
MOIST AND UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT IS EXPECTED TO KEEP UNSETTLED
WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE FORM OF SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NW GULF FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. MARINERS
TRANSITING THROUGH THESE WATERS ARE ADVISED TO BE PREPARED FOR
RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH THIS ACTIVITY.
THIS AFTERNOON
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THU NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A LARGE MID TO UPPER-LEVEL LOW AND ACCOMPANYING
SURFACE TROUGH NORTHEAST OF THE BAHAMAS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER MOST OF THE
WATERS ROUGHLY BETWEEN THE BAHAMAS AND 70W THROUGH AT LEAST THU
EVENING. SOME OF THIS ACTIVITY MAY CONTAIN STRONG GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAIN REDUCING VISIBILITY. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PULSE
FRESH TO STRONG SPEEDS NORTH OF HISPANIOLA IN THE AFTERNOONS AND
EVENINGS THROUGH FRI. OTHERWISE, HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED JUST
NORTH OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN RATHER QUITE MARINE CONDITIONS
THROUGH THE PERIOD.
THIS AFTERNOON
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SE 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THU NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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