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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1118 PM 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 FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. 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 TONIGHT THROUGH TUE AS A 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. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NW AND NORTH-CENTRAL GULF PRODUCING
FREQUENT LIGHTNING WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE
VISIBILITY INTO EARLY SUN. OTHERWISE, INCREASING MOISTURE OVER
THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF BEGINNING AROUND THE MIDDLE PORTION OF THE
UPCOMING WEEK SHOULD LEAD TO INCREASING CHANCES FOR UNSETTLED
WEATHER IN THAT PART OF THE GULF. MARINERS ARE URGED TO KEEP UP
WITH THE LATEST FORECAST.
OVERNIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
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.
THU
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE MOST OF THE
FORECAST REGION 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 EVENING INTO MON BEFORE STALLING NEAR 27N,
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 INITIALLY STRONGER ATLANTIC
HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO SHIFT EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD TIGHTENING THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN
WED ALLOWING FOR THE TIGHT GRADIENT TO SLACKEN LEADING TO
DIMINISHING TRADES. EXPECT FOR INCREASING MOISTURE ALONG WITH
UNSETTLED WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE FAR WESTERN PORTION OF THE
AREA BEGINNING AROUND THE MIDDLE PORTION OF THE UPCOMING WEEK.
OVERNIGHT
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 3 TO 5 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 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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.
THU
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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