024  
FZNT27 KNHC 180259  
OFFN06  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1059 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...  
   
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.  
 
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S WINDS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
THU
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI
 
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN
 
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.  
ISOLATED TSTMS.    
THU
 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
MON
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
 
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