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FZNT25 KNHC 171947
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
347 PM 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 SARASOTA, FLORIDA TO THE
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE. STRONG GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY ROUGH
SEAS FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER THE WEST-CENTRAL GULF, WITH MINIMAL
STORM FORCE IN THE SW GULF NEAR VERACRUZ. FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS
WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE FOLLOW THE FRONT ELSEWHERE
BEHIND THE FRONT INCLUDING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. 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. STORM FORCE WINDS OFF VERACRUZ WILL
DIMINISH TO STRONG GALE THIS EVENING, THEN PERSIST OVER THE SW
GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT. GALES WILL DIMINISH IN THE WEST-CENTRAL
GULF BY EARLY SUN, AND FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ELSEWHERE
BEHIND THE FRONT SHOULD DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING. STRONG NE WINDS
AND ROUGH SEAS WILL PERSIST ELSEWHERE NORTH OF THE FRONT INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK. 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.
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
WEAK FRONTAL TROUGHS EAST OF 70W WILL CONTINUE TO
DISSIPATE THIS EVENING, AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WHICH EXTENDS
FROM 31N77W TO NEAR FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA. 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 WEST OF 65W THROUGH TUE, ALTHOUGH SEAS WILL LINGER
THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ARE
FORECAST BEHIND THE FRONT NORTH OF 29N AND WEST OF 74W TONIGHT
THROUGH SUN.
..GALE WARNING
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 2 FT OR LESS S
OF 27N, AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N, AND N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N,
AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N, AND
8 TO 11 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N, AND 8 TO
13 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N, AND
8 TO 11 FT N OF 27N.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N, AND
7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N, AND
6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N, AND 6 TO
8 FT N OF 27N.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N,
AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N, AND
6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N,
AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.
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