068  
FZNT25 KNHC 182003  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
303 PM EST WED FEB 18 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
 
MODERATE S TO SE WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRI AS  
RIDGING PREVAILS OVER THE EASTERN BASIN. LOOKING AHEAD, A STRONG  
COLD FRONT IS SLATED TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THIS WEEKEND  
AND SWEEP OVER THE BASIN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK, AND WIDESPREAD  
FRESH TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED IN THE  
WAKE OF THE FRONT.  
   
TONIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS,  
BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.   
SAT
 
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.   
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO  
10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.   
MON
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH S TO SW WINDS WILL OCCUR  
OFFSHORE OF NORTHERN FLORIDA INTO THIS WEEKEND AS A FRONT PASSES  
NORTH OF THE REGION. MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS ARE EXPECTED  
ELSEWHERE THROUGH SAT. LOOKING AHEAD, A STRONG COLD FRONT IS  
SLATED TO PUSH OFFSHORE OF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. ON SUN, AND  
INCREASING WINDS AND RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED IN THE  
WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
   
TONIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND S 10 TO 20 KT N OF  
27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT N OF  
27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND S 10 TO 20 KT N OF  
27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT N OF  
27N. SEAS 3 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
SAT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SUN
 
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.   
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.   
MON
 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  
 
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