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FZNT25 KNHC 230919
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
519 AM EDT SAT MAY 23 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 THROUGH LATE MON, THEN
WEAKEN INTO MIDWEEK. THE RELATED PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN
A GENTLE TO MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW THROUGH EARLY
SUN, EXCEPT FOR LIGHT TO GENTLE SOUTHEAST WINDS W OF ABOUT 94W
SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE AS A WEAK TROUGH DEVELOPS OFF THE TEXAS
COAST. WINDS THEN GENERALLY BECOME SOUTHEAST AT GENTLE TO
MODERATE SPEEDS ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH MIDWEEK, WITH SLIGHT TO
MODERATE SEAS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FRESH TO STRONG WINDS
PULSING OFF NW YUCATAN FROM THE LATE AFTERNOONS AND INTO THE
NIGHT TIME HOURS DUE TO LOCAL EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH A THERMAL
TROUGH. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED NEAR
THE ABOVE MENTIONED TROUGH.
TODAY
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING, SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT OR LESS.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE MOST OF THE
FORECAST REGION THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. FRESH TO
STRONG TRADES WILL PULSE NORTH OF HISPANIOLA DURING THE AFTERNOONS
AND EVENINGS GOING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE WESTERN PART OF A
BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTION OF
THE AREA FROM SUN AFTERNOON INTO MON BEFORE STALLING NEAR 26N,
THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN, DISSIPATING ON TUE. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHEAST
WINDS ALONG WITH MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT,
SUBSIDING LATE TUE. ELSEWHERE, TRADES ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE
OVER MOST OF THE WESTERN HALF OF THE AREA STARTING MON, INCLUDING
THE WATERS BETWEEN CUBA AND THE BAHAMAS AS WELL AS THE ENTRANCE TO
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AS STRONGER ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO
SHIFT SOUTHEASTWARD TIGHTENING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT.
TODAY
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 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 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
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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