FZNT27 KNHC 200920

OFFN06



NAVTEX Marine Forecast

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL

520 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...



.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.  



Northwest Gulf of America



.TODAY...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building

to 3 ft in the afternoon. 

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 

.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 

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

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

.MON...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,

subsiding to 2 ft or less. 

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

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

.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.  



North Central and Northeast Gulf of America



.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W after

midnight. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. 

.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S to SW in the

afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. 

.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 

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

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

.MON...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 

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

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

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