990  
FZNT25 KNHC 170404  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1204 AM EDT SAT OCT 17 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM MOBILE BAY TO TAMPICO,  
MEXICO. FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS FOLLOW THE  
FRONT, WHICH IS FORECAST TO REACH FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA  
TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE BY EARLY SAT MORNING, AND FROM  
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE SE GULF TO THE EASTERN BAY OF  
CAMPECHE BY EARLY SUN MORNING. THE FRONT WILL BE JUST SE OF THE  
AREA ON MON WHERE IT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE. FRESH TO STRONG NE  
WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER THE SOUTHEAST GULF  
THROUGH MON NIGHT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE- FORCE ARE FORECAST  
ELSEWHERE NW OF THE FRONT TONIGHT INTO SAT MORNING. LOOKING AHEAD,  
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY  
BEHIND THE FRONT, PROMOTING FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS MAINLY  
OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE GULF INTO MID WEEK.  
   
OVERNIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.  
SCATTERED TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.    
MON  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.   
TUE  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS  
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST  
EARLY SAT AND REACH FROM 31N72W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY  
EARLY SUN MORNING, AND FROM NEAR 31N70W TO WESTERN CUBA BY EARLY  
MON MORNING, THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE INTO MID WEEK. STRONG TO  
NEAR- GALE FORCE WINDS AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WILL FOLLOW  
THE FRONT AFFECTING MAINLY THE WATERS W OF 65W THROUGH TUE.  
   
OVERNIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND N 25 TO  
30 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
TSTMS.    
SUN  
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED  
TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N, AND N TO NE 20 TO  
30 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.    
MON  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N, AND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT N  
OF 27N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.    
MON NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TUE  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
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