FZNT25 KNHC 081437

OFFN04



NAVTEX Marine Forecast

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL

937 AM EST Thu Jan 8 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...Fresh to strong SE to S winds across the western

half of the Gulf will diminish to moderate to fresh speeds

tonight while expanding eastward over much of the eastern Gulf.

These winds will precede the next cold front forecast to come

off the coast of Texas Fri night. Strong to near gale force N

winds following the front will rapidly reach gale speed near

Tampico Sat morning, and Veracruz adjacent waters late Sat

through Mon morning. The front will exit the basin Mon morning

and conditions in the SW Gulf will gradually improve Mon night

into Tue.



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

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building

to 3 ft after midnight.

.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

subsiding to 2 ft or less.

.SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 20 kt in

the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the

afternoon.

.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.



Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida



.SYNOPSIS...Strong high pressure building in the wake of a cold

front with tail just N of the region will support moderate to

fresh NE winds across the waters E of the Bahamas, the Great

Bahama Bank and the approaches to the Windward Passage from this

 evening through Sun. A new cold front will emerge off the NE

Florida coast Sun afternoon. Fresh to strong NW winds will

follow  this front, which is forecast to reach from Bermuda to

the  northern Bahamas by Mon morning and dissipate Mon night

into Tue.



.TODAY...S of 27N, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N, SW winds

5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or

less.

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 5 to 10 kt N

of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less.

.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,

building to 3 to 4 ft after midnight.

.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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 winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE 10 to 15 kt in the

afternoon. Seas 3 ft.

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

.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.