FZNT27 KNHC 260913

OFFN06



NAVTEX Marine Forecast

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL

413 AM EST Mon Jan 26 2026



...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available

through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed

Coastal Waters Forecasts...



.SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front extends from the Florida Big

Bend southwestward to 20N94W then southward and inland across

Mexico just E of Coatzacoalcos. Strong northerly winds prevail

behind the front, with gales occurring offshore Tampico, with

gales expected to begin across the waters near Veracruz by

sunrise. These gale conditions are forecast to continue offshore

Tampico through this morning and offshore Veracruz through late

Mon night. The cold front will sweep across the rest of the

basin through Mon evening with very rough seas expected to

quickly build across the basin today and tonight. Marine

conditions will improve from NW to SE Tue through Wed as the

front moves southeastward into the NW Caribbean and high

pressure settles across the northern Gulf. The high will shift

southeastward Thu as low pressure develops in the far western

Gulf along the next cold frontal boundary. This front is

expected to reach from the Florida Panhandle to Veracruz by Fri

evening.



Northwest Gulf of America



.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

.TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in NE to E

swell.

.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,

subsiding to 2 ft or less.

.THU...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W 10 to 15 kt after

midnight. Seas 2 ft or less.

.FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell.



North Central and Northeast Gulf of America



.TODAY...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

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

.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,

subsiding to 2 ft or less.

.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE in the

afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less.

.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

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

.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building

to 6 to 9 ft after midnight.