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FZNT25 KNHC 231517
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1117 AM EDT FRI OCT 23 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 UNITED STATES
SUPPORTS MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH NE TO E WINDS ACROSS THE GULF
REGION. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH PRESSURE
AND LOW PRESSURE FORECAST TO DEVELOP NEAR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
WILL BRING FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS
OVER THE EASTERN GULF, INCLUDING THE FLORIDA STRAITS, TONIGHT
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
THIS AFTERNOON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
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 SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
MON
NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
LARGE NORTHERLY SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE
ACROSS THE FORECAST WATERS MAINLY W OF 65W AND NE OF THE BAHAMAS
TODAY THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. A TIGHTENING
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN ZONES
BEGINNING LATE TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTHWARD OVER THE
WESTERN ATLANTIC AND LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS NEAR THE CENTRAL
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 MUCH OF THE WATERS NORTH OF 27N AND W OF 60W
SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. MARINERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN ALERT
TO THESE DANGEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS, AND TAKE THE NECESSARY
PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID THE AFFECTED AREAS.
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT AND SUN
THIS AFTERNOON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND NE 25 TO
35 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUN
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
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