397  
FZNT25 KNHC 171313  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
913 AM EDT MON AUG 17 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 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
3 FT IN THE MORNING, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.   
TONIGHT  
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  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 FT  
OR LESS.    
FRI  
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, SHIFTING TO NW IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE.  
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS  
A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N53W TO 27N62W TO  
31N73W WILL STALL AND WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH BY TUE. MODERATE  
WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT.  
OTHERWISE, A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SUPPORT MAINLY LIGHT  
TO GENTLE WINDS, LOCALLY MODERATE, ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA N OF  
22N THROUGH THE WEEK. MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH WINDS CAN BE  
EXPECTED S OF 22N.  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 FT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
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.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
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. 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.    
FRI  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
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