668  
FZNT25 KNHC 010230  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1030 PM EDT FRI JUL 31 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, PROMOTING GENTLE TO MODERATE  
WINDS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE FRESH E  
TO NE WINDS OFF THE NORTHWEST COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA  
NIGHTLY THROUGH THE PERIOD. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NE GULF THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT  
WEEK AS AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH AND COLD FRONT AT THE SURFACE DROP  
SOUTHWARD TOWARD THE GULF STATES. FRESH SOUTHWEST WINDS LOOK TO  
DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT OVER THE FAR NORTHERN GULF LATE THIS  
WEEKEND.  
   
OVERNIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR  
LESS.    
SAT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 3 FT.    
MON  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE  
S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN W TO NW SWELL IN THE  
MORNING, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS  
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL  
ATLANTIC TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL LIFT N TO NEAR 28N BY  
SUN AND CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH NEXT WEEK. THE GRADIENT BETWEEN  
THE RIDGE AND A FRONTAL BOUNDARY JUST NW OF THE FORECAST WATERS  
WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG SW WINDS ALONG WITH  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF 26N AND WEST OF 70W  
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL PULSE JUST  
NORTH OF HISPANIOLA AT NIGHT THROUGH THE PERIOD.  
   
OVERNIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR  
LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT  
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT  
N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
TSTMS.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
TUE  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
WED  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
WED NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
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