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FZNT25 KNHC 160911
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
411 AM EST MON FEB 16 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
A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NORTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA
SOUTHWESTWARD TO 25N88W TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL EXIT
THE BASIN THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS OVER THE NE GULF WILL GRADUALLY
THIS MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT BEGINS TO
SLIDE EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL BECOME GENTLE TO
MODERATE ALONG WITH SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS BEGINNING THIS
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY TUE BEFORE SOUTHERLY
MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS DEVELOP IN THE WESTERN GULF. THESE WINDS
WILL EXPAND EASTWARD IN COVERAGE THROUGH FRI AS LOW PRESSURE,
WITH AN ATTENDANT COLD FRONT MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL TEXAS.
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHWEST WATERS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. LOW PRESSURE
INTENSIFYING OFFSHORE THE CAROLINAS WILL PULL A COLD FRONT
ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF NORTHERN FLORIDA TODAY. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE FRONT, WITH A SQUALL LINE
ARE NORTH OF 28N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W. THIS ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE
EASTWARD INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR
31N74W TO THE NW BAHAMAS AND TO WEST-CENTRAL CUBA BY EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON, FROM NEAR 31N69W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND TO CENTRAL
CUBA TONIGHT, THEN FROM NEAR 31N58W TO 24N65W AND STATIONARY TO
SOUTH FLORIDA TUE. THE COLD FRONT PORTION WILL MOVE E OF 55W LATE
TUE WHILE THE STATIONARY PORTION WEAKENS, WITH FRONTAL REMNANTS
LIFTING BACK N AS A WARM FRONT WED. AN EXPANDING AREAS OF FRESH TO
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL PRECEDE THE FRONT
TODAY. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS
WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. SEAS MAY POSSIBLY
REACH 14 FT IN THE FAR NORTHERN FORECAST WATERS TUE, THEN SHIFT TO
THE FAR NORTHEAST PART OF THE AREA WED BEFORE MOVING E OF 55W WED
NIGHT. THE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH ON TUE. ROUGH SEAS
WILL LINGER ELSEWHERE E OF 60W THROUGH THU. MARINERS ARE URGED TO
STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS.
TODAY
SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND W TO NW 20 TO
25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING FROM
28N TO 29.5N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS S OF 28N.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N, AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
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