921
FZNT25 KNHC 121501
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1101 AM EDT WED AUG 12 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
THE ATLANTIC RIDGE EXTENDS WESTWARD ACROSS FLORIDA
INTO THE GULF REGION, AND WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH SAT BEFORE
WEAKENING SUN. THIS PATTERN WILL PRODUCE MOSTLY GENTLE TO
MODERATE E TO SE WINDS ACROSS THE BASIN, WITH PULSES OF FRESH
WINDS OCCURRING NORTH AND WEST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND INTO
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE EACH EVENING AND NIGHT, AS A DIURNAL SURFACE
TROUGH MIGRATES FROM THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WESTWARD ACROSS THE
SW GULF. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD.
THIS AFTERNOON
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
THE ATLANTIC RIDGE WILL SINK SLIGHTLY SOUTHWARD THU,
THEN CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH FRI NIGHT, BEFORE WEAKENING OVER THE
WEEKEND. WINDS WILL FRESHEN FROM E TO W, AND SOUTH OF 23N EARLY
THU THROUGH SAT, BEHIND A TROPICAL WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN.
FRESH TRADES N OF HISPANIOLA AND IN THE APPROACH TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE WILL PULSE TO STRONG SPEEDS EACH NIGHT. LOOKING AHEAD, AN
AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE
IS LOCATED ABOUT 900 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO BE CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION WILL LIKELY
FORM WHILE THE SYSTEM MOVES WESTWARD TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS
THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC.
THIS AFTERNOON
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
OR LESS.
TONIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO
3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
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