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FZNT25 KNHC 170859
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
459 AM EDT WED JUN 17 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 28.0N 96.7W AT 5 AM EDT, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 KT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB. ONE WILL MOVE NE AND ALONG OR JUST
OFFSHORE OF THE TEXAS COAST TODAY, REACHING NEAR 29.1N 95.2W
THIS AFTERNOON AS A TROPICAL STORM, AND THEN INLAND NEAR 31.1N
92.8W TONIGHT AS A REMNANT LOW, BEFORE DISSIPATING THU ACROSS
SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA. LARGE SW TO S WAVES GENERATED BY THE
POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE ARE 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 WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE BASIN AND SUSTAIN FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY
WINDS OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF LATE WED THROUGH THU
NIGHT, AND MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF. WINDS
AND SEAS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE FRI THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE EASTERN GULF.
TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, SHIFTING TO E IN THE
AFTERNOON. 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
1022 MB HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR 28N58W 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 WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES SLOWLY OFFSHORE
OF 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 WILL EXPAND EASTWARD TO NEAR 65W THROUGH
WED NIGHT, AS A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE
SOUTHEASTERN U.S. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY OFFSHORE
EARLY SAT AND STALL OFFSHORE NORTHEAST FLORIDA BY SUN.
TODAY
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND S TO SW 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT.
TONIGHT
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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
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 5 TO 10 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
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