070  
FZNT25 KNHC 301342  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
942 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  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER IN THE SE GULF  
THROUGH AT LEAST THIS EVENING. 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.  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS,  
BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
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  
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
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.  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND  
E TO 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 10 TO 15 KT  
N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE.  
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 5 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
THU NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
FRI  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
SUN  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND  
3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.  
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