FZNT25 KNHC 200921

OFFN04



NAVTEX Marine Forecast

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL

521 AM EDT Fri Mar 20 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...The pressure gradient between a ridge across the

Gulf region and a weakening stationary front over the western

Caribbean Sea will continue to support fresh to locally strong

NE winds and moderate to rough seas over the SE Gulf, including

the Straits of Florida, through today. Moderate to fresh NE

winds are expected nightly, through the forecast period, across

the eastern Bay of Campeche due to local effects associated with

a thermal trough. Elsewhere, moderate or weaker winds, and

slight to moderate seas will prevail through Tue night.  



.TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,

subsiding to 2 ft or less. 

.SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 

.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 

.MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 

.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 

.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 

.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.  



Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida



.SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extends from 31N66W to the

central Bahamas and eastern Cuba. Fresh to near gale force winds

and rough seas on either side of the front, and N of 25N, will 

continue to affect the offshores from west to east through the Sun

night as the front transitions to a cold front today. Looking 

ahead, a new cold front is forecast to enter the NE Florida 

offshore waters Mon night into Tue, followed by fresh to strong NE

to E winds and rough seas. These marine conditions are forecast 

to affect most of the waters N of 27N through the middle of the 

next week. 



.TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and N to NE 20 to

25 kt N of 27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. 

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and W to NW 10 to

15 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.SUN...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 

.TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.