964  
FZNT27 KNHC 010230  
OFFN06  
 
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...  
   
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.  
 
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT  
OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO  
3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED
 
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO  
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
 
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT  
OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO  
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN
 
SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED  
TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING,  
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED
 
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE 5 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
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