FZNT25 KNHC 160909
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
509 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026

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Coastal Waters Forecasts...

Southeast Gulf of America

.SYNOPSIS...A ridge across the N Gulf will remain in place and
slowly weaken through Sat to maintain gentle to moderate E to SE
winds across most of the basin. The exception will be off the
Yucatan Peninsula, where a diurnal trough will allow fresh winds
to pulse to strong during the evenings. 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. Fresh SE winds are expected ahead of the front over the NW
and west-central Gulf beginning on Fri.

.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.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...A surface trough extending between Bermuda and Dominican
Republic will drift west toward the Turks and Caicos Islands today,
then will remain nearly stationary through Fri while gradually
weakening, then drift westward and dissipate through the weekend.
Moderate to fresh NE winds and moderate to locally rough seas will
persist west of the trough across the southern Bahamas through
this morning, with conditions gradually improving thereafter as
the trough weakens. High pressure will build into the area from
the E following the trough. 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.

.TODAY...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 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 in the morning, subsiding to
2 ft or less.
.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 ft or less.
.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.