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FZNT25 KNHC 210323
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1123 PM EDT THU JUL 16 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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