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FZNT25 KNHC 111435
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1035 AM EDT TUE AUG 11 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 EXTENDS FROM THE BERMUDA HIGH
WESTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF, AND WILL DOMINATE THE GENERAL
WIND FLOW PATTERN ACROSS BASIN THROUGH SAT NIGHT. GENTLE TO
MODERATE E TO SE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE BASIN.
THIS AFTERNOON.
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WED
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THU
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING ALONG 28N WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT
SOUTHWARD TO NEAR 26N BY THU AND CHANGE LITTLE INTO SAT. THE
GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION LEADING TO AN
INCREASE OF THE TRADES FROM THE BAHAMAS EASTWARD. FRESH TRADES
WILL PREVAIL N OF HISPANIOLA AND IN THE APPROACH TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE THROUGH THE PERIOD, PULSING TO STRONG SPEEDS EACH NIGHT.
OF NOTE, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS LOCATED ABOUT 500 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE
FORECAST TO GRADUALLY BECOME MORE CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT DURING
THE NEXT DAY OR TWO, AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION WILL LIKELY FORM
DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THIS WEEK WHILE THE SYSTEM MOVES
WESTWARD TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL TROPICAL
ATLANTIC. THERE IS A HIGH CHANCE FOR TROPICAL FORMATION OF THIS
SYSTEM WITHIN THE NEXT 7 DAYS.
THIS AFTERNOON
S OF 27N, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N, S TO
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N, AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF
27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N, AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS..
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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