718  
FZNT25 KNHC 130844  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
444 AM EDT THU AUG 13 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 SOUTH  
FLORIDA AND INTO THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF, AND WILL CHANGE LITTLE  
THROUGH SAT BEFORE WEAKENING SUN AND MON. 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.  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
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. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO  
3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING,  
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS  
THE WESTERN ATLANTIC RIDGE EXTENDS FROM 50W,  
WESTWARD ALONG 27N TO SE FLORIDA, AND WILL SINK SLIGHTLY  
SOUTHWARD FRI AND FRI NIGHT, BEFORE WEAKENING OVER THE WEEKEND  
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. S OF 23N, TRADE WINDS WILL FRESHEN FROM E  
TO W TODAY THROUGH SAT, BEHIND A TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY ACROSS  
THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN.  
   
TODAY  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S 5 TO 10 KT N OF  
27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
FRI  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S 5 TO 10 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO  
3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NE TO E IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,  
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON  
SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
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