FZNT25 KNHC 161513

OFFN04



NAVTEX Marine Forecast

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL

1113 AM 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 moving through coastal Texas will enter

the far northwest Gulf later this morning, reach from southwest

Florida to the central Bay of Campeche by late Sat, then stall

and dissipate from the Florida Straits to the Bay of Campeche

through the early part of next week. Gale force winds and rough

to very rough seas will follow the front over the west- central

Gulf tonight, and the southwest Gulf by Sat morning, and persist

through Sun. Fresh to strong winds and moderate to rough seas

will follow the front elsewhere. Looking ahead, strong high

pressure will build over the lower Mississippi Valley in the

wake of the front, promoting fresh to strong NE to E winds

mainly over the eastern half of the Gulf through Tue.



.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

Scattered showers and isolated tstms.

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered

showers and isolated tstms.

.SAT...N to NE 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.

.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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

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

.TUE 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

today, 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, then

stall and dissipate through early next week. Strong to near-gale

force winds and rough to very rough seas will follow the front,



.THIS AFTERNOON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E to SE

5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less.

.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 W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas

2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.

.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and N 20 to

25 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in N to NE

swell after midnight. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.

.SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell.

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

.TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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