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FZNT25 KNHC 181520
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1120 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 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 ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
AND THE SE GULF INTO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE. STRONG TO
GALE-FORCE WINDS AND VERY ROUGH SEAS FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER THE
SW GULF OFFSHORE VERACRUZ. FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS, WITH HIGHER
GUSTS, WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NE GULF THROUGH MON. THE FRONT
WILL SLOW DOWN OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA TONIGHT AND MON, 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 TONIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG
NE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL PERSIST ELSEWHERE NORTH OF THE
FRONT AND E OF 90W INTO TUE. LOOKING AHEAD, STRONG HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BEHIND THE FRONT,
WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT FRESH NE TO E WINDS OVER THE EASTERN
HALF OF THE GULF INTO MID-WEEK.
THIS AFTERNOON
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N72W TO THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA FOLLOWED BY STRONG TO NEAR GALE-FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS
AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. A LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO
DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY N OF AREA LATER THIS MORNING
BRINGING GALE-FORCE WINDS N OF 30N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W THROUGH
TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N71W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY EARLY MON MORNING, AND FROM NEAR
31N70W TO WESTERN CUBA BY EARLY MON NIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL
BEFORE DISSIPATING INTO MIDWEEK. MARINE CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH
THE FRONT WILL AFFECT MAINLY THE WATERS W OF 65W THROUGH TUE,
ALTHOUGH SEAS WILL LINGER THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK.
THIS AFTERNOON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND N TO NE
20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 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 SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO 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
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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