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FZNT25 KNHC 180732
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
332 AM EDT Sat Apr 18 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 across the northern Gulf will slowly weaken
today. A weak pressure gradient across the basin will support
gentle to moderate E to SE winds across most of the basin today.
Fresh to strong N to NE winds and building seas will follow a
cold front moving across the northern Gulf tonight through the
early part of the week. The front will stall from the Florida
Straits to south Texas by late Mon then dissipate into mid week.


.TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft late.
.MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A surface trough extending from 30N73W to the
central Bahamas will dissipate today. High pressure will build
into the area from the east in the wake of the trough. A cold
front is forecast to move off the coast of northeast Florida
Sun night. Expect fresh to strong N to NE winds and building
seas in the wake of the front as it reaches from Bermuda to the
Florida Straits by late Mon, from 31N60W to central Cuba by late
Tue, before stalling and dissipating along roughly 22N through
mid week.

.TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SE 5 to 10 kt N of 27N.
Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE 5 to 10 kt N of
27N. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SW 5 to 10 kt N of
27N. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...S of 27N, E winds 5 to 10 kt, Seas 2 ft or less. N
of 27N, N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE to E 15 to 20 kt
late, Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 5 to
7 ft N of 27N.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. S of 27N, seas 3 to 5 ft,
building to 5 to 7 ft late. N of 27N, seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft S of 27N, and
6 to 9 ft N of 27N.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and
5 to 7 ft N of 27N.