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FZNT25 KNHC 122006
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
406 PM 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.
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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT
NE TO 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 3 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
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 950 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.
TONIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 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 5 TO 10 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
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 IN THE MORNING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO S TO SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON
SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
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