FZNT25 KNHC 161930
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
330 PM EDT Fri Oct 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 cold front has entered the far NW Gulf and extends
from 30N93W to 26N97W. Fresh to strong N winds and building seas
follow the front, forecast to reach from near Tampa Bay, Florida
to the central Bay of Campeche by early Sat morning, and from
the Straits of Florida and the SE Gulf to the eastern Bay of
Campeche by early Sun morning. The front will be just SE of the
area on Mon where it will gradually dissipate. Strong gale force
winds and rough to very rough seas are expected in the wake of
the front over the west-central Gulf tonight, and over the
southwest Gulf by Sat morning. Frequent gusts to gale-force are
forecast elsewhere NW of the front tonight into Sat morning.
Looking ahead, strong high pressure will build over the lower
Mississippi Valley behind the wake of the front, promoting fresh
to strong NE to E winds mainly over the eastern half of the Gulf
likely through Tue.  

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to
5 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure off the Carolinas will shift eastward
ahead of a strong cold front that will move off the coast of 
northeast Florida by early Sat morning. The front will reach
from 31N72W to the Straits of Florida by early Sun morning, and 
from near 31N71W to western Cuba by early Mon morning, then stall 
and dissipate through early next week. Strong to near-gale force 
winds and rough to very rough seas will follow the front affecting
mainly the waters W of 65W through Tue. 

.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.SAT...S of 27N, SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. N of 27N, S to SW
winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW to W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and N 20 to
30 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and N to NE 20 to 25 kt N
of 27N. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.