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FZNT25 KNHC 181916
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
316 PM 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 REMAINDER OF THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. 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.
TONIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
THU
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS
2 FT OR LESS.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 2 FT
OR LESS.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS
2 FT OR LESS.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N50W TO 25N68W
TO 29N73W WILL WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH 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.
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 TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND SW TO 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 S
LATE. N OF 27N, S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
THU
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT S OF 27N, AND S TO SW 5 TO
10 KT N OF 27N. 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.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND
3 FT N OF 27N.
SUN NIGHT
S 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.
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