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FZNT25 KNHC 142006
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
406 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 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 HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTH-
CENTRAL GULF THIS WEEKEND, THEN MOVES SE WHILE WEAKENING SOME BY
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 SURFACE TROUGH MIGRATES
FROM THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WESTWARD ACROSS THE SW GULF. SLIGHT
TO MODERATE SEAS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.
LOOKING AHEAD, BY MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK WINDS MAY INCREASE TO FRESH
SPEEDS OVER THE NW AND WEST-CENTRAL GULF AS THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT TIGHTENS BETWEEN THE HIGH PRESSURE AND LOWER PRESSURES
OVER NORTH-CENTRAL MEXICO.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE 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.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
MON
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
THE BERMUDA-AZORES HIGH, COMBINED WITH THE PASSAGE
OF TWO TROPICAL THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN SEA WILL CAUSE FRESH TO
STRONG NE TO E WINDS SOUTH OF 22N THROUGH SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE,
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE FOR THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. LOOKING AHEAD, A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY PUSH ACROSS THE
NORTHERN FORECAST BORDER EAST OF 70W ON SUN, CAUSING A WIND SHIFT
TO THE NW AND THEN N BUT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN WIND SPEEDS ON SUN
AND MON NORTH OF 28N. THE FRONT WILL STALL LATE ON MONDAY BEFORE
DISSIPATING BY MIDWEEK.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND SE TO S 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND S 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SW 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE
SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
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