FZNT25 KNHC 280316 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1116 PM EDT Fri Mar 27 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...Weak high pressure will persist over the northern Gulf through tonight. A trough over the Bay of Campeche will support moderate to fresh winds off the northern and western coasts of the Yucatan Peninsula, mainly at night, through the middle of the next week. The next cold front will move into the northern Gulf by Sat morning, reach from south Florida to near SE Louisiana by Sun morning, and move southeast of the basin late on Sun. Fresh to strong NE to E winds and moderate seas are expected in the wake of the front over the northern Gulf on Sat morning. Then, similar wind speeds are forecast over the eastern Gulf late Sat through Sun. The pressure gradient will remain strong enough to sustain fresh east winds and moderate to rough seas across the southeast Gulf and the Straits of Florida through the middle of the next week. .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A ridge will dominate the forecast waters through tonight supporting gentle to moderate easterly winds and moderate seas. A strong cold front will move into the waters offshore of northeast Florida by Sat morning, reach from 31N60W to SE Florida by Sun morning, and from 31N49W to Hispaniola by Mon morning before dissipating over the SE waters on Tue. Strong high pressure will follow the front. This will bring strong winds, with frequent gusts to gale force, and rough to very rough seas from Sat morning through Sun morning. As the strong high pressure moves eastward across the Atlantic, expect fresh to strong NE to E winds and rough to very rough seas across most of the forecast region likely through Tue night into Wed. ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S of 27N, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N, SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 25 to 35 kt N of 27N. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.