778
FZNT25 KNHC 170914
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
514 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 APALACHICOLA, FLORIDA TO
VERACRUZ, MEXICO. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL
FOLLOW THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NAPLES, FLORIDA TO
COATZACOALCOS, MEXICO BY THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL SLOW DOWN
AS IT REACHES FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO MERIDA, MEXICO BY EARLY
SUN, THEN DRIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE GULF THROUGH TUE AS IT
WEAKENS. LOOKING AHEAD, STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BEHIND THE FRONT, PROMOTING FRESH NE TO E
WINDS MAINLY OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE GULF INTO MID WEEK.
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
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 6 TO 8 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.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A PAIR OF WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARIES EAST OF 70W WILL
MERGE THEN DISSIPATE THROUGH TODAY, AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT
THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA THIS MORNING.
THE FRONT WILL 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.
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S OF 27N, SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N, S TO SW
WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND N 20 TO 30 KT
WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT,
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 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 N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO 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 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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