987
FZNT25 KNHC 180342
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1142 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 NAPLES, FLORIDA TO 21N93W
WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO A STATIONARY FRONT THAT EXTENDS TO THE
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE. STRONG TO GALE-FORCE WINDS AND VERY
ROUGH SEAS FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER THE WEST-CENTRAL GULF, WITH THE
STRONGEST WINDS BEING IN THE SW GULF OFFSHORE VERACRUZ. FRESH TO
STRONG NE WINDS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WINDS ARE
BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE NE 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. GALE-FORCE WINDS OFF VERACRUZ WILL 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 SUN EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
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.
OVERNIGHT
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 SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 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 TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 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 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 EXTENDING FROM 31N74W TO NEAR
PALM BEACH, FLORIDA 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 77W TONIGHT THROUGH MON.
..GALE WARNING
OVERNIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND N TO NE 25 TO
35 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N, AND N TO NE 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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