FZNT25 KNHC 161359
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
959 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 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 remain in
place and slowly weaken through Sat, maintaining gentle to
moderate E to SE winds across the southeast Gulf into Sun.
Looking ahead, fresh to strong N to NE winds and building seas
will follow a cold front moving across the northern Gulf Sat night
through Sun night. The front will stall from the Florida Straits
to south Texas by late Mon.

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building
to 3 ft after midnight.
.FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...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 winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after
midnight.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Gentle to moderate NE to E winds and 3 to 5 ft seas
will persist across the region into Sun, between high pressure
north of the area and a weakening trough farther east. Looking
ahead, 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.

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 5 to 10 kt
N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 5 to
10 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.