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FZNT25 KNHC 190330
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1130 PM 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 STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS ACROSS THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA TO 22N90W INTO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE. STRONG TO
GALE-FORCE NNW WINDS AND VERY ROUGH SEAS PERSIST OFFSHORE
VERACRUZ IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. 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 WILL
PERSIST OVER THE SW GULF OFFSHORE VERACRUZ THROUGH EARLY MON
MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND THE FRONT, WILL CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT FRESH NE TO E WINDS MAINLY OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE
GULF THROUGH TUE.
OVERNIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NE TO E 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM A 1010 MB LOW PRESSURE
LOCATED N OF THE FORECAST AREA NEAR 32N71W SW TO 26N74W WHERE IT
STALLS, EXTENDINGS SW ACROSS THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS TO THE STRAITS
OF FLORIDA. GUST TO GALE-FORCE WINDS ARE N OF 29N WITH FRESH TO
NEAR GALE-FORCE N TO NE WINDS ELSEWHERE BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG
WITH ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN
THE LOW AND HIGH PRESSURE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL MAINTAIN
GUST TO GALE-FORCE WINDS N OF 29N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W THROUGH
TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY EARLY MON MORNING, AND
FROM NEAR 31N70W TO WEST-CENTRAL CUBA BY MON NIGHT WHERE IT WILL
WEAKEN 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.
..GALE WARNING
OVERNIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N, AND NE 20 TO
35 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N, AND NE 20 TO 35 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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