273  
FZNT25 KNHC 301427  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1027 AM EDT THU JUL 30 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
 
A SURFACE RIDGE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OF THE  
WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS THE GULF REGION PROMOTING GENTLE TO  
MODERATE WINDS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE  
FRESH NE WINDS OFF THE NORTHWEST COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA  
NIGHTLY INTO THE WEEKEND. UNSETTLED WEATHER IN THE FORM OF  
SCATTERED AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NE GULF  
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINS JUST N OF THE  
AREA, AND AS A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS PREVAILS OVER THAT  
SECTION OF THE GULF.  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
TONIGHT
 
S OF 24N, E WINDS 10 KT. N OF 24N, SW TO W WINDS 10 KT  
IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR  
LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 10 KT S OF 24N, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT N OF  
24N. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT S OF 24N, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN  
5 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
SAT
 
E WINDS 10 KT S OF 24N, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT N OF  
24N. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 KT S OF 24N, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT  
N OF 24N. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SUN
 
SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN  
5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S OF 24N, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. N OF 24N, VARIABLE  
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT  
OR LESS.    
MON
 
S OF 24N, SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. N OF 24N, S WINDS 10 KT IN  
THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.   
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE EXTENDING FROM 25N65W TO THE  
STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH SAT NIGHT BEFORE  
IT SHIFTS NORTHWARD TO NEAR 28N INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE  
GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND A FRONTAL BOUNDARY JUST NW OF THE  
FORECAST WATERS WILL CONTINUE TO GENERALLY SUPPORT FRESH TO  
STRONG SW WINDS ALONG WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
PRIMARILY NORTH OF 27N AND WEST OF 65W FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK  
AND INTO THE WEEKEND. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL PULSE JUST NORTH  
OF HISPANIOLA AT NIGHT AND INTO THE MORNINGS THROUGH THE UPCOMING  
WEEKEND.  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
S OF 27N, S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
N OF 27N, SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
S OF 28N.   
TONIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND SW 15 TO 20 KT  
N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED  
TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS S OF 28N.   
FRI
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND SW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.   
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.   
SAT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.   
SUN
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
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