975  
FZNT25 KNHC 300909  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
509 AM EDT WED SEP 30 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  
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE  
EASTERN UNITED STATES AND LOWER PRESSURES IN TEXAS AND MEXICO  
SUPPORT MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF  
WATERS. THESE WINDS WILL EXPAND EASTWARD ACROSS THE BASIN BY  
TONIGHT AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS. THE GRADIENT WILL  
WEAKEN FROM WEST TO EAST BY THE END OF THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND  
AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES THE WESTERN GULF WATERS,  
POSSIBLY MOVING INTO THE BASIN BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND WITH  
WEAKENING WINDS AND SUBSIDING SEAS AHEAD OF IT. INCREASING WINDS  
AND BUILDING SEAS ARE POSSIBLE BEHIND THE VERY SLOW MOVING FRONT.  
   
TODAY  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TONIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
THU  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
THU NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
FRI  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS  
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION OVER  
THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND SUPPORTING MODERATE  
TO LOCALLY FRESH EASTERLY WINDS SOUTH OF 25N. MODERATE OR WEAKER  
WINDS WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE. MEANWHILE, THE REMNANTS OF POST-  
TROPICAL CYCLONE FAY CURRENTLY EAST OF THE OFFSHORE WATERS MAY  
MOVE WEST OF 55W BY TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN  
AND MAY DISSIPATE LATE THIS WEEK. LOOKING AHEAD, A FRONTAL  
BOUNDARY MAY REACH THE WATERS OFF NE FLORIDA EARLY NEXT WEEK,  
RESULTING IN AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS BEHIND THE BOUNDARY.  
   
TODAY  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND SE 5 TO 10 KT N  
OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT  
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
THU  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND E TO SE 10 TO  
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
TSTMS.    
THU NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
FRI  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
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