934  
FZNT25 KNHC 220320  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1120 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 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
 
TROPICAL STORM BERTHA IS ABOUT 120 NM ENE OF THE  
MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT 11 PM EDT MOVING WEST AT 5 KT.  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT, AND THE  
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 995 MB. BERTHA WILL MOVE NEAR OR  
ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS,  
AND BEGIN TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN STARTING WED, MOVING INLAND IN  
THE VICINITY OF NE TEXAS FRI MORNING AND DISSIPATE FRI EVENING.  
HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BECOME ESTABLISHED OVER THE NE GULF  
PROVIDING FOR A LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS OVER THE FORECAST WATERS  
THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW TO N  
SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
WED
 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
WED NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
THU
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
THU NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI
 
NE TO 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. 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
 
S OF 24N, E WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE TO S EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. N OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT.   
SUN
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.   
SUN NIGHT
 
S OF 24N, NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
EARLY MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 24N,  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM NEAR 28N61W TO  
24N64W AND TO PUERTO RICO WILL MOVE WESTWARD REACHING NEAR 70W  
BY WED AFTERNOON AND TO NEAR 75W BY THU MORNING. NUMEROUS SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THE TROUGH. 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 INTO  
SUN.  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.   
WED
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.   
WED NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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
 
E TO 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
 
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.   
SUN
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
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