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FZNT25 KNHC 271445
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1045 AM EDT WED MAY 27 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
VERY ACTIVE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE GULF TODAY, WITH ONE SQUALL LINE MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD OFF
THE SW LOUISIANA COAST AND A SECOND MOVING OFFSHORE OF SOUTH
TEXAS. EXPECT HEAVY RAINFALL, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, WIND GUSTS TO
GALE- FORCE AND LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS WITH THIS ACTIVITY.
OTHERWISE, THE ATLANTIC RIDGE EXTENDS WESTWARD ACROSS NORTH
FLORIDA AND THE NORTHERN GULF COASTS, AND WILL SUSTAIN MODERATE
TO LOCALLY FRESH SE TO S WINDS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE
EXCEPTION WILL BE EVENING PULSES OF FRESH WINDS OFF THE NORTHERN
YUCATAN THROUGH THU NIGHT. AN UPPER- LEVEL TROUGH ACROSS THE
CENTRAL GULF SHOULD CONTINUE TO COMBINE WITH ABUNDANT TROPICAL
MOISTURE TO PRODUCE SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS AND STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF THROUGH THU.
MARINERS ARE URGED TO KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS.
THIS AFTERNOON
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, SHIFTING TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR
LESS.
FRI
SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO S TO SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
THE ATLANTIC RIDGE EXTENDS E TO W ALONG 29N-30N
TODAY AND ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA. THIS PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WITH MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS SOUTH
OF 25N AND WEST OF 68W THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON, INCLUDING THE
GREAT BAHAMA BANK, AS RIDGE SHIFTS SOUTHEASTWARD. THIS HIGH
WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN TONIGHT, ALLOWING WINDS AND SEAS TO BEGIN
TO DIMINISH. A DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N48W TO 26N70W
WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. IN THE LONGER TERM, TWO COLD FRONTS
SWEEPING EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTH ATLANTIC ARE EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS NORTH OF 28N AND EAST OF 70W
FROM THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI, AND AGAIN FROM SAT NIGHT THROUGH
SUN.
THIS AFTERNOON
SE WINDS 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND SE TO S 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND S 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT
SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
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