278  
FZNT25 KNHC 150829  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
429 AM EDT THU OCT 15 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
 
A RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF REGION THROUGH FRI  
PRODUCING A GENTLE TO MODERATE ANTICYCLONIC FLOW AND SLIGHT TO  
MODERATE SEAS. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE NORTHWEST  
GULF LATE FRI, AND REACH FROM SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL  
BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SAT. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND MODERATE  
TO ROUGH SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT, WITH GALES EXPECTED OVER  
THE WEST-CENTRAL GULF BY EARLY SAT MORNING, AND OVER THE SW GULF  
BY SAT AFTERNOON. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE  
STRONGEST WINDS. GALE CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO PERSIST OVER  
THE SW GULF THROUGH SUN.  
   
TODAY
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
FRI
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING,  
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT
 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO  
3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE  
SWELL.    
MON
 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A SURFACE TROUGH IS ANALYZED ALONG 67W WITH  
SCATTERED SHOWERS IN ITS VICINITY. THIS ACTIVITY WILL DISSIPATE  
THROUGH TODAY. ELSEWHERE, SURFACE RIDGING AND LITTLE TO NO  
CONVECTION PREVAILS. A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NE WATERS ON FRI  
WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS AND SEAS. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL  
MOVE INTO THE WATERS OFF NORTHEAST FLORIDA BY LATE FRI NIGHT INTO  
EARLY SAT MORNING, AND REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO SOUTH FLORIDA BY  
LATE SAT. STRONG TO NEAR-GALE FORCE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL  
FOLLOW THE FRONT.  
   
TODAY
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND E 5 TO 10 KT N  
OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO  
3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT  
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE  
SWELL.    
MON
 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E  
SWELL.  
 
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