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FZNT25 KNHC 192117
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
517 PM EDT MON OCT 19 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 23N90W AND INTO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE. FRESH TO
LOCALLY STRONG NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS ARE ACROSS THE BASIN,
EXCEPT FOR STRONG TO NEAR GALE-FORCE NW TO N WINDS OVER THE SW
GULF OFFSHORE VERACRUZ. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH
TUE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA. MARINE
CONDITIONS WILL BE RELATIVELY CALM OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE
PERIOD, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE EASTERN GULF BEGINNING ON FRI,
AT WHICH TIME A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO BRING
FRESH TO NEAR GALE-FORCE NE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS OVER THAT PART
OF THE GULF.
TONIGHT.
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
WED
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 31N69W TO 26N72W AND
BECOMES STATIONARY TO ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND TO ALONG
THE NORTH-CENTRAL COAST OF CUBA, CONTINUING INTO THE
SOUTH-CENTRAL GULF AND TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE IN THE
GULF OF AMERICA. NW TO N FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ARE NW OF THE
FRONT N OF 30N BETWEEN 69W AND 73W ALONG WITH VERY ROUGH SEAS
WHILE MOSTLY FRESH N TO NE WINDS ARE ELSEWHERE BEHIND THE FRONT
ALONG WITH ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS N AND NE OF THE BAHAMAS. THE
COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N70W TO WEST-CENTRAL CUBA BY
LATE TONIGHT, WHERE IT WILL WEAKEN BEFORE IT DISSIPATES INTO WED.
SEAS N AND NE OF THE BAHAMAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE END
OF THE WEEK, HOWEVER A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT DEVELOPING
LATE FRI IS EXPECTED TO INDUCE WIDESPREAD NEAR TO GALE-FORCE NE
WINDS OVER THE WATERS N OF ABOUT 25N WELL INTO THE WEEKEND. SEAS
WITH THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO QUICKLY BUILD TO ROUGH TO VERY
ROUGH. MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS, AND
HAVE AVOIDANCE PLANS IN PLACE.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 27N.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 27N.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 27N.
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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
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