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FZNT25 KNHC 181336
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
936 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...
SOUTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE GULF WATERS
THROUGH THE WEEK. A WEAK 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.
THIS AFTERNOON
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS
2 FT OR LESS.
WED
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
NW TO N 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. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT OR LESS.
SAT 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 STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N51W TO 27N61W
TO 31N71W WILL WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH BY TONIGHT. A WEAK PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL SUPPORT MAINLY LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS, LOCALLY
MODERATE, ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA N OF 22N THROUGH THE WEEK AND
INTO THE WEEKEND. MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH EASTERLY WINDS CAN
BE EXPECTED S OF 22N.
THIS AFTERNOON
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 FT N OF 27N.
TONIGHT
SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N,
AND 3 FT N OF 27N.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND W 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
S OF 27N, W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, SHIFTING TO SE TO
S LATE. N OF 27N, S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
THU
S TO SW 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
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
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