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FZNT25 KNHC 211519
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1119 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
A RIDGE DOMINATES THE GULF WATERS SUPPORTING GENTLE
TO MODERATE WINDS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FRESH TO STRONG WINDS
OVER THE SW GULF. THE LATTER WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT.
A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND A LOW
PRESSURE FORECAST TO DEVELOP NEAR THE BAHAMAS WILL BRING FRESH
TO STRONG NE WINDS AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS OVER THE EASTERN
GULF FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. THESE MARINE CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD
WESTWARD TO THE CENTRAL GULF SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. SEAS
ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO AROUND 12 FT WITH THESE WINDS OVER THE
SE GULF.
THIS AFTERNOON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 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 NE SWELL PERSIST
WEST OF A STATIONARY FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND TO CENTRAL CUBA. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO GENTLE
TO MODERATE SPEEDS LATER TODAY WHILE SEAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE
ACROSS THE WATERS W OF 65W AND NE OF THE BAHAMAS 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 THE BAHAMAS ALONG A REMNANT FRONTAL TROUGH.
THIS SETUP IS EXPECTED TO INDUCE WIDESPREAD FRESH TO STRONG NE TO
E WINDS AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, WITH WINDS LIKELY REACHING
GALE-FORCE OVER THE WATERS ROUGHLY NW OF A LINE FROM NEAR 31N60W
TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS ON SUN. MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST
MARINE FORECASTS, AND HAVE AVOIDANCE PLANS IN PLACE.
THIS AFTERNOON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
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.
SAT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL.
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