457  
FZNT23 KWNM 171450  
OFFN01  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NE US WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
950 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
CONDITIONS GIVEN REPRESENT THE HIGHEST WITHIN THAT PERIOD.  
 
LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE EXPECTED IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE  
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL  
WATERS FORECASTS...  
   
SYNOPSIS  
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD INTO THE AREA TODAY  
INTO TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE WATERS WED AND  
WED NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD S OVER THE AREA THU AND  
PERSIST THROUGH FRI. A LOW WILL TRACK ACROSS THE WATERS FRI NIGHT  
AND MOVE E OF THE AREA SAT. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD  
ACROSS THE AREA LATER SAT AND SAT NIGHT.  
 
EASTPORT MAINE TO CAPE COD  
   
TODAY  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO  
9 FT.    
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
WED  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. LIGHT FREEZING  
SPRAY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.    
THU  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
FRI  
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
 
CAPE COD TO NANTUCKET SHOALS AND GEORGES BANK  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.    
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
WED  
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
THU  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
FRI  
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
SAT  
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
 
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
WED  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
THU  
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT  
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
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