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FZNT25 KNHC 170316
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1116 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 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
POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE ONE IS ALONG THE SE TEXAS
COAST NEAR 27.6N 97.1W AT 11 PM EDT, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 KT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB. ONE WILL MOVE NE AND JUST OFFSHORE
OF THE TEXAS COAST THROUGH WED, REACHING NEAR 28.5N 95.6W WED
MORNING AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION, MOVE TO NEAR 30.2N 93.3W WED
EVENING AS IT BRIEFLY STRENGTHENS TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH,
THEN CONTINUE INLAND TO 32.1N 90.9W THU MORNING, BEFORE
DISSIPATING THU EVENING ACROSS EAST-CENTRAL LOUISIANA. LARGE SW
TO S SWELL GENERATED BY THE POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE IS LIKELY
TO CAUSE LARGE AND DANGEROUS SURF AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP
CURRENT CONDITIONS ALONG THE NORTHWESTERN AND NORTH-CENTRAL GULF
COAST FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. OTHERWISE, A TIGHTENING
PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE BASIN WILL SUSTAIN FRESH TO STRONG
SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF WED THROUGH
LATE THU NIGHT, AND MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS OVER THE EASTERN
GULF. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE FRI AS HIGH PRESSURE
SETTLES IN OVER THE EASTERN GULF.
OVERNIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
1022 MB HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR 28N54W EXTENDS A
RIDGE WESTWARD ALONG 27N AND ACROSS S FLORIDA, AND WILL
DOMINATE THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH FRI, THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN
FRI NIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE
U.S COAST. THE RELATED PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE
TO LOCALLY FRESH TRADE WINDS SOUTH OF 22N THROUGH FRI,
DIMINISHING SLIGHTLY FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT. MODERATE TO LOCALLY
FRESH SW WINDS OFFSHORE OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA TO NEAR 72W TONIGHT
WILL EXPAND EASTWARD TO NEAR 65W THROUGH WED, AS A WEAK FRONTAL
SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE OFFSHORE EARLY SAT AND STALL OFFSHORE NORTHEAST FLORIDA
TO BERMUDA BY SUN.
OVERNIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND S TO SW 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S TO SW 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT.
THU
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
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.
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