851  
FZNT27 KNHC 180821  
OFFN06  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
421 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE  
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED  
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE PATTERN WILL SUPPORT MOSTLY  
GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE BASIN. A DIURNALLY  
INDUCED SURFACE TROUGH WILL GENERATE FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG  
WINDS NORTH AND WEST 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.  
 
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
TODAY
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING,  
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.   
FRI
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
TODAY
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TONIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
WED NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
THU
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
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