FZNT27 KNHC 181514

OFFN06



NAVTEX Marine Forecast

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL

1114 AM EDT Wed Mar 18 2026



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

through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed

Coastal Waters Forecasts...



.SYNOPSIS...The pressure gradient between a ridge across the

Gulf region and a frontal boundary over the Caribbean Sea will

support moderate to fresh N to NE winds and moderate to rough

seas over the SE Gulf and the Straits of Florida to Fri.

Moderate to fresh NE winds are expected across the eastern Bay

of Campeche at night through Sat night. Elsewhere gentle to

moderate winds and slight to moderate seas will prevail through

Sun.



Northwest Gulf of America



.THIS AFTERNOON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

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

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

.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding

to 2 ft or less.

.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to

3 ft late.

.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to

2 ft or less.



North Central and Northeast Gulf of America



.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.FRI...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt,  shifting to W to NW

late. Seas 2 ft or less.

.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt,  shifting to S to SW in the

afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less.

.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.