676  
FZNT27 KNHC 190240  
OFFN06  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1040 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
 
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE  
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED  
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...  
   
SYNOPSIS  
BROAD LOW PRESSURE HAS FORMED OFFSHORE OF TAMPA BAY,  
FLORIDA NEAR 84.5W, AND WILL DRIFT NORTHWARD OVER THE NEXT FEW  
DAYS, BRINGING THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE NE GULF  
AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF FLORIDA. GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THIS  
SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD FORM OVER THE  
NEXT FEW DAYS BEFORE THE SYSTEM MOVES INLAND ACROSS THE FLORIDA  
PANHANDLE. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT, MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE  
FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS.  
AWAY FROM THIS SYSTEM, WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE,  
PRODUCING GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS  
THROUGH THE PERIOD.  
 
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
OVERNIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.    
SUN  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
MON  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING, SUBSIDING  
TO 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE  
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU  
SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
OVERNIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR  
LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
MON  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
MON NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE  
SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,  
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.  
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