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FZNT25 KNHC 181924
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
324 PM EDT THU JUN 18 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
THE ATLANTIC RIDGE EXTENDS ACROSS FLORIDA INTO THE
GULF REGION. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS SYSTEM AND LOWER
PRESSURES OVER TEXAS AND NORTHEASTERN MEXICO WILL SUPPORT FRESH
TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF, AND
MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH FRI.
EXPECT ROUGH SEAS N OF 27N AND OFFSHORE OF THE LOUISIANA COAST
THIS AFTERNOON TO SHIFT EASTWARD WITH THESE WINDS THROUGH
TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH
BASIN-WIDE LATE FRI THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE
SETTLES OVER THE EASTERN GULF.
TONIGHT
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 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 5 KT, SHIFTING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
THE ATLANTIC RIDGE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK, WHILE WEAKENING SLIGHTLY FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN,
AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM CLIPS THE WATERS OFFSHORE OF NE FLORIDA. THE
FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY OFFSHORE ON SAT, AND STALL
OFFSHORE NE FLORIDA BY SUN. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG SW WINDS ARE
EXPECTED N OF 30N AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT TONIGHT THROUGH FRI.
MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF 22N, AROUND
THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE, THROUGH SUN. THESE WINDS WILL
LIKELY INCREASE TO STRONG SPEEDS SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT.
TONIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
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