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FZNT27 KNHC 180927
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
427 AM EST Sun Jan 18 2026

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed
Coastal Waters Forecasts...

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front that extends from the Florida Big Bend
SW to Veracruz, Mexico, will move SE and out of the basin
tonight. Strong to near gale-force winds will follow the front.
A corridor of gales in the west-central Gulf behind the front
will spread eastward across the central and east-central Gulf
today, immediately following the frontal passage. These gales
are expected to end over the east-central Gulf early this
evening. Additional gale conditions offshore Veracruz, Mexico,
will continue today. Rough seas will encompass the basin behind
the front, with very rough seas through the western and southern
Gulf building today and continuing through tonight. 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.  

Northwest Gulf of America

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft after midnight. 
.TUE...NE to E 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...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of America

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW to N winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 12 ft. Scattered 
showers. 
.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding
to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. 
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft after midnight. 
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.