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FZNT25 KNHC 211438
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1038 AM EDT THU MAY 21 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 NORTHERN GULF WILL CHANGE LITTLE DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD.
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 FRESH TO STRONG WINDS PULSING
OFF NW YUCATAN 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 LARGE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEXES THAT WILL
BE MOVING ENE ACROSS THE NW AND WEST-CENTRAL GULF SECTIONS
DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. MARINERS TRANSITING THROUGH THESE
WATERS SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST FORECAST AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
PRIOR TO BEGINNING OR CONTINUING THEIR TRANSITS.
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
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 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A LARGE MID TO UPPER-LEVEL LOW NORTH OF THE BAHAMAS
WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS FROM EAST OF THE BAHAMAS TO NEAR 71W AND SOUTHWARD
TO NEAR THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS TODAY THROUGH EARLY FRI. 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
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. OTHERWISE, HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED JUST NORTH OF
THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN RATHER QUITE MARINE CONDITIONS THROUGH THE
PERIOD.
.TODAY..E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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