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FZNT25 KNHC 161923
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
323 PM 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.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
NW TO N 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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
THU
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 5 KT, SHIFTING TO SW TO W LESS THAN
5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW LATE. 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.
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
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND SW TO W 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 FT N OF 27N.
TUE
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 FT N
OF 27N.
TUE NIGHT
SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 27N, SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS. N OF 27N, SEAS 3 FT, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
WED
SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 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
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N, SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS. N OF 27N, SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE.
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