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FZNT25 KNHC 272058
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
458 PM 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
A SQUALL LINE OF ACTIVE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO
MOVE ACROSS THE NW GULF THIS AFTERNOON, EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL
LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO. EXPECT PERIODS OF 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
FRI, THEN DIMINISH TO GENTLE TO MODERATE OVER THE WEEKEND. THE
EXCEPTION WILL BE EVENING PULSES OF FRESH TO STRONG WINDS OFF
THE NORTHERN YUCATAN THIS EVENING AND AGAIN THU. AN ENERGETIC
UPPER- LEVEL TROUGH ACROSS THE WEST-CENTRAL GULF SHOULD CONTINUE
TO COMBINE WITH ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE TO PRODUCE SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
GULF THROUGH THU. MARINERS ARE URGED TO KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE
LATEST FORECASTS.
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 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A NARROW ATLANTIC RIDGE EXTENDS E TO W ALONG 30N
TODAY AND ACROSS N FLORIDA AND SE GEORGIA. THIS PATTERN IS
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WITH MODERATE TO ROUGH
SEAS SOUTH OF 24N AND WEST OF 65W THROUGH TONIGHT, INCLUDING
THE GREAT BAHAMA BANK, AS THE HIGH BEGINS TO SHIFT EASTWARD.
THE RIDGE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE, BUT WEAKEN AS THIS OCCURS,
ALLOWING WINDS AND SEAS TO BEGIN TO DIMINISH. LOOKING AHEAD,
TWO COLD FRONTS WILL SWEEP 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 EVENING, THEN AGAIN
FROM SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SUN
SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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