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FZNT25 KNHC 180258
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1058 PM 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
POST-TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR REMAINS ALONG THE TEXAS
COAST NEAR 29.7N 94.5W AT 11 PM EDT, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 8 KT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB. THE WEAKENING REMNANTS OF ARTHUR
WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD AND INTO SW LOUISIANA TONIGHT AND
DISSIPATE. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING WELL TO THE E OF
ARTHUR ARE OFFSHORE OF SE LOUISIANA AND WILL SHIFT NE TONIGHT
THROUGH THU. S TO SW SWELL GENERATED BY ARTHUR AND ASSOCIATED
THUNDERSTORMS 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 DAY OR TWO. OTHERWISE,
A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP OVER THE BASIN
TONIGHT AND SUSTAIN FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE
WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT 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.
OVERNIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
S TO SW 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.
MON
S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
THE WESTERN ATLANTIC RIDGE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE
ALONG 27N-28N THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND WHILE WEAKENING
SLIGHTLY FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT, AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM CLIPS
THE WATERS OFFSHORE OF NE FLORIDA. THE RELATED PRESSURE GRADIENT
WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS SOUTH OF 22N THROUGH
THE FORECAST PERIOD. MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH SW WINDS
OFFSHORE OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA TO NEAR 72W WILL EXPAND EASTWARD
TO NEAR 65W THROUGH TONIGHT, AS A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES
ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
SLOWLY OFFSHORE EARLY SAT AND STALL OFFSHORE NE FLORIDA BY SUN.
OVERNIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING, SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
S TO SW 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.
MON
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
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