866  
FZNT25 KNHC 170328  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1128 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.  
   
OVERNIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 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 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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. 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 EXTENDING FROM 31N56W TO 30N70W  
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN FORECAST WATERS ON MON  
THEN STALL AND WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH BY TUE. FRESH TO STRONG SW  
TO W WINDS ARE AHEAD OF THE FRONT ALONG WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS.  
   
OVERNIGHT  
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  
E TO 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  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.   
TUE  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING, SUBSIDING TO  
2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED  
SW TO W 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.    
FRI  
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
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