FZNT25 KNHC 180334 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1034 PM EST Sat Jan 17 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 that extends from Cape San Blas, Florida to south of Tampico, Mexico, will move SE and out of the basin by Sun night. Strong to near gale-force winds will follow the front. A corridor of gales will develop tonight in the west-central Gulf behind the front and spread eastward into Sun across the central and east central Gulf, immediately following frontal passage. These gales will end over the east-central Gulf early Sun evening. Additional gale conditions will develop offshore Veracruz, Mexico, late tonight and continue through Sun. Rough seas will encompass the basin behind the front, with very rough seas through the western and southern Gulf building tonight and continuing through Sun night. Conditions will improve Mon as high pressure builds southward into the region. Looking ahead, building high pressure over the SE United States should cause strengthening NE to E winds over most of the Gulf on Tue and Wed. ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Isolated showers. .SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A building Bermuda-Azores High will enhance the trades up to fresh speeds east of 65W through Thu. A cold front will emerge off the SE United States coast Sun morning, accompanied by strong to near gale-force winds north of 27N. Winds will diminish Mon as the pressure gradient in the region diminishes. The front will continue to weaken and stall from Bermuda through The Bahamas on Tue. However, with high pressure building over the SE United States, an increasing pressure gradient W of the frontal boundary will boost NW winds to fresh to strong speeds in the vicinity of the Bahamas and Florida Straits into the middle of next week. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NW to N 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.