590  
FZNT25 KNHC 161330  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
930 AM EDT SUN AUG 16 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  
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE GULF WATERS  
THROUGH THE WEEK. A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SUPPORT MOSTLY  
GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE BASIN. A DIURNALLY  
INDUCED SURFACE TROUGH WILL GENERATE FRESH TO OCCASIONALLY  
STRONG WINDS N OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY EACH EVENING.  
THESE WINDS WILL SPREAD WESTWARD AWAY FROM THE YUCATAN AT NIGHT  
AS THE TROUGH MIGRATES INTO THE SW GULF. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS  
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.   
TONIGHT  
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 TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT  
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS  
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A RIDGE ALONG 28N AND  
A TROPICAL WAVE MOVING THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA WILL  
SUPPORT FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NE TO E WINDS SOUTH OF 22N  
THROUGH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS  
EAST OF 70W LATE TODAY. THE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN  
FORECAST WATERS ON MON THEN WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH BY TUE. FRESH  
TO STRONG SW TO W WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND E OF  
70W TODAY AND TONIGHT.  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
S OF 27N, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
N OF 27N, SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR  
LESS.    
TONIGHT  
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  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT N OF  
27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE  
SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND  
3 FT N OF 27N.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND  
3 FT N OF 27N.    
WED  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
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