665  
FZNT25 KNHC 200222  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1022 PM EDT WED AUG 19 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
 
RELATIVELY WEAK HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE  
CENTRAL GULF WILL PREVAIL OVER THE BASIN THROUGH THE FORECAST  
PERIOD. A WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN WILL SUPPORT MOSTLY GENTLE TO  
MODERATE WINDS AND SLIGHT TO LOCALLY MODERATE SEAS ACROSS MUCH  
OF THE BASIN. A DIURNALLY INDUCED SURFACE TROUGH WILL GENERATE  
FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG WINDS NORTH AND WEST OF THE YUCATAN  
PENINSULA IN THE EARLY EVENINGS. THESE WINDS WILL SPREAD  
WESTWARD AWAY FROM THE PENINSULA AT NIGHT AS THE TROUGH MIGRATES  
INTO THE SW GULF.  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT  
OR LESS.    
THU
 
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT
 
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO S AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. 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 AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN
 
NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 31N48W TO A  
1017 MB LOW NEAR 30N60W. A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE LOW TO 23N70W.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE NEAR AND TO WITHIN 120 NM  
SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH OF THESE FEATURES. THE STATIONARY FRONT WILL  
WEAKEN TO A TROUGH TONIGHT INTO THU. ELSEWHERE, A WEAK PRESSURE  
GRADIENT WILL SUPPORT MOSTLY LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS OVER MOST OF  
THE WATERS NORTH OF 23N GOING INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND AND INTO  
EARLY NEXT WEEK. MEANWHILE, MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH TRADES ARE  
EXPECTED SOUTH OF ABOUT 22N, ESPECIALLY OFF NORTHERN HISPANIOLA  
THROUGH THE PERIOD.  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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.    
SUN
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
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