061  
FZNT25 KNHC 210321  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1121 PM EDT MON JUL 20 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
 
AS OF 11 PM EDT, RECENTLY UPGRADED TROPICAL STORM  
BERTHA IS LOCATED OVER THE NE GULF DRIFTING ERRATICALLY. IT IS  
FORECAST TO ASSUME A NORTHWESTWARD MOTION TONIGHT AND TUE  
MORNING, FOLLOWED BY A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD OR WESTWARD MOTION. ON  
THE FORECAST TRACK, BERTHA WILL MOVE NEAR OR ALONG THE NORTHERN  
GULF COAST DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. MEANWHILE, ATLANTIC HIGH  
PRESSURE WILL EXTEND WESTWARD TO JUST E OF FLORIDA THROUGH WED,  
THEN EXTEND WESTWARD TO THE CENTRAL GULF AFTERWARD.  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
S OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE  
TO S 10 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. N OF 24N, S TO SW WINDS 10 TO  
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.    
TUE
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT
 
S OF 24N, SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE TO E EARLY IN THE  
EVENING. N OF 24N, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
EARLY AFTERNOON, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.   
SAT NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE TO S EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A SURFACE TROUGH LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC  
FROM 27N56W TO 19N58W WILL MOVE WESTWARD REACHING NEAR 70W BY  
WED AFTERNOON AND TO NEAR 75W BY THU MORNING. MODERATE TO FRESH  
WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS ARE EXPECTED ON EITHER SIDE OF THE  
TROUGH AXIS. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG TRADE WINDS ARE EXPECTED  
OFFSHORE HISPANIOLA, INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE  
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS ALONG WITH  
MODERATE SEAS ARE FORECAST ELSEWHERE E OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH FRI,  
EXCEPT S OF 23N E OF ABOUT 77W WHERE MOSTLY FRESH TRADES ARE  
EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD.  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, SUBSIDING TO  
2 TO 3 FT.   
WED NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
THU
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.   
SAT NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
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