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FZNT25 KNHC 221511
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1111 AM EDT THU OCT 22 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 OF THE UNITED STATES
SUPPORTS MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH NE TO E WINDS ACROSS THE
GULF. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH PRESSURE
AND A LOW PRESSURE FORECAST TO DEVELOP NEAR THE BAHAMAS WILL
BRING FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS OVER
THE EASTERN GULF FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. THESE MARINE CONDITIONS
WILL SPREAD WESTWARD TO THE CENTRAL GULF BY LATE SAT THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK.
THIS AFTERNOON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
LARGE N SWELL, GENERATED BY SUBTROPICAL STORM
JOSEPHINE CENTERED OFF THE NE OF THE UNITED STATES, IS MOVING
INTO THE REGION NORTH OF 27N AND WEST OF 65W THIS MORNING. A
TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP BEGINNING LATE FRI AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTHWARD OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND LOW
PRESSURE DEEPENS NEAR THE BAHAMAS ALONG A TROUGH OR DEVELOPING
FRONTAL BOUNDARY. 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 NORTH OF 28N
BETWEEN 60W AND 75W 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 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
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