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FZNT25 KNHC 151509
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1109 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 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 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.
THIS AFTERNOON
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
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
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING,
SUBSIDING TO 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
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 INCLUDING THE APPROACHES AND
IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN
NIGHT. LOOKING AHEAD, A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY PUSH ACROSS THE
NORTHERN FORECAST BORDER EAST OF 70W LATE ON SUN, CAUSING A WIND
SHIFT TO THE NW AND THEN N WITH FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG WIND
SPEEDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT ON SUN AND MON NORTH OF 28N. THE FRONT
WILL STALL ON MONDAY BEFORE DISSIPATING TUE.
THIS AFTERNOON
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND S 5 TO
10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND S 5 TO 10 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
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
S TO 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
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