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FZNT25 KNHC 010257
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1057 PM 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
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
LINGER IN THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT AND SPREAD OVER MUCH OF THE
BASIN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN UNITED STATES AND LOWER PRESSURES IN
TEXAS AND MEXICO SUPPORT INCREASING WINDS TO MODERATE TO FRESH
SPEEDS ACROSS THE BASIN TONIGHT. THE GRADIENT WILL WEAKEN FROM
WEST TO EAST BY FRI 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 OR STALLING FRONT.
OVERNIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
4 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 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
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 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
MON
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, SHIFTING TO NE TO E
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATERS WEST OF 70W THROUGH AT LEAST
FRI. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION INTO THE
WEEKEND SUPPORTING MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH EASTERLY WINDS SOUTH
OF 25N. WINDS WILL PULSE TO STRONG SPEEDS OFF NORTHERN HISPANIOLA
AND AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TONIGHT AND THU NIGHT.
MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE. MEANWHILE, THE
REMNANTS OF POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE FAY, CURRENTLY APPROACHING THE
OFFSHORE WATERS, WILL MOVE WEST OF 55W TONIGHT. THIS AREA WILL
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE BY LATE THIS WEEK.
LOOKING AHEAD, A FRONTAL BOUNDARY MAY REACH THE WATERS OFF NE
FLORIDA EARLY NEXT WEEK, RESULTING IN INCREASING WINDS AND
BUILDING SEAS BEHIND THE SLOW MOVING OR STALLING BOUNDARY.
OVERNIGHT
S OF 27N, E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
N OF 27N, E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT IN
E TO SE SWELL. 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 IN E TO SE SWELL. 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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
MON
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
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