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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
434 AM EDT WED OCT 21 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
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN U.S. WILL SUPPORT
FRESH TO NE WINDS ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH THE WEEK, EXCEPT FOR
STRONG NW TO N WINDS OVER THE SW GULF THROUGH WED. THE HIGH,
COMBINED WITH A LOW PRESSURE THAT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEAR
THE BAHAMAS, WILL SUPPORT STRONG TO NEAR-GALE NE WINDS AND ROUGH
SEAS OVER THE EASTERN GULF SAT. THESE CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD
WESTWARD TO THE CENTRAL GULF SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. SEAS
ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK TO 12 FT WITH THESE WINDS.
TODAY
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
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 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
MODERATE TO FRESH N TO NE WINDS AND LARGE NE SWELL
PERSIST WEST OF A STATIONARY FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM 31N66W TO
THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS AND TO CENTRAL CUBA. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH INTO WED AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WEAKENS. LINGERING
SWELL WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH FRI. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP BEGINNING LATE FRI AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
SOUTHWARD OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS
NEAR, OR NE OF THE BAHAMAS ALONG A REMNANT FRONTAL TROUGH. THIS
SETUP IS EXPECTED TO INDUCE WIDESPREAD NEAR TO GALE-FORCE NE
WINDS OVER THE WATERS ROUGHLY NW OF A LINE FROM NEAR 31N61W TO THE
NORTHERN BAHAMAS. 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.
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO 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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
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