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FZNT25 KNHC 230317
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1117 PM EDT WED JUL 22 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 ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST
NEAR 29.4N 91.1W, OR ABOUT 35 NM SOUTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS,
LOUISIANA AT 11 PM EDT. IT IS MOVING WESTWARD AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT, AND THE MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB. BERTHA WILL MOVE TO NEAR 29.2N
92.8W THU MORNING, MOVE INLAND TO NEAR 29.1N 95.6W THU EVENING,
THEN WEAKEN TO A REMNANT LOW NEAR 29.0N 98.3W FRI MORNING, AND
DISSIPATE FRI EVENING. IN THE WAKE OF BERTHA, A HIGH PRESSURE
CENTER WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED OVER THE NE GULF THROUGH FRI
BEFORE IT SHIFTS TO THE CENTRAL GULF AFTERWARD. THE HIGH
PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE FOR A LIGHT TO GENTLE WIND FLOW ACROSS THE
BASIN, EXCEPT FOR PULSING MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS OFF THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA AND NEAR NE MEXICO AND THE TEXAS COAST THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.
OVERNIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THU
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S OF 24N, E WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND
EARLY MORNING. VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT EARLY IN THE
MORNING. N OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE LATE
EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A TROUGH THAT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 28N68W TO JUST EAST
OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS WILL CONTINUE WESTWARD REACHING THE
BAHAMAS THU AFTERNOON AND TO CENTRAL AND SOUTH FLORIDA FRI.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THE TROUGH.
FRESH TRADE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OFFSHORE HISPANIOLA, INCLUDING
APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE THROUGH SAT NIGHT. MODERATE
OR WEAKER WINDS ALONG WITH MODERATE SEAS ARE FORECAST ELSEWHERE.
LOOKING AHEAD, A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WATERS EAST OF
NORTHERN FLORIDA SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT, PRECEDED BY MOSTLY
FRESH SOUTHWEST WINDS NORTH OF ABOUT 29N AND EAST OF 75W.
OVERNIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N, AND 3
TO 4 FT N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
THU
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND
3 TO 5 FT IN E TO SE SWELL N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND
3 TO 5 FT IN E TO SE SWELL N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N, AND 3
TO 5 FT IN E TO SE SWELL N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N, AND 3
TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N, AND 3
TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N,
AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
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