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FZNT25 KNHC 211908
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
308 PM 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 MOVING THROUGH A
VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT ARE 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.
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
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 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A LARGE MID TO UPPER-LEVEL LOW ENE OF THE BAHAMAS
WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS FROM EAST OF THE BAHAMAS TO NEAR 71W, AND SOUTHWARD
TO THE VICINITY OF TURKS AND CAICOS THROUGH EARLY FRI. SOME OF
THIS ACTIVITY MAY CONTAIN STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN
REDUCING VISIBILITY. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO LIFT N OF THE THE
AREA BY EARLY FRI EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PULSE FRESH TO
STRONG SPEEDS NORTH OF HISPANIOLA IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS
GOING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. OTHERWISE, HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED JUST
NORTH OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN RATHER QUITE MARINE CONDITIONS
THROUGH THE PERIOD.
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
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 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.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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