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FZNT25 KNHC 200915
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
415 AM EST FRI FEB 20 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
ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED S OF BERMUDA EXTENDS
A RIDGE WESTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL GULF THIS MORNING. MODERATE TO
LOCALLY FRESH S TO SE WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS ARE EXPECTED OVER
THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF TODAY BEFORE THE HIGH SHIFTS E.
LOCALLY STRONG E TO SE WINDS WILL PULSE IN THE SOUTH- CENTRAL
BASIN, NORTH OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA, EACH AFTERNOON AND NIGHT
THROUGH SAT AS A TROUGH DEVELOPS DAILY OVER THE REGION. A STRONG
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF SAT EVENING AND
SHIFT ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH EARLY MON. GALE FORCE WINDS AND
VERY ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED OFFSHORE OF VERACRUZ SUN AND SUN
NIGHT. WIDESPREAD FRESH TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS
ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.
TODAY
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO E 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
1019 MB HIGH PRESSURE LOCATED S OF BERMUDA WILL SHIFT
SLOWLY E THROUGH THE WEEKEND, PRODUCING MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH
S TO SW WINDS OFFSHORE OF NORTHERN FLORIDA THROUGH SUN MORNING.
MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE THROUGH SAT. A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFFSHORE OF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. ON
SUN, WITH STRONG NW WINDS AND RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS BEHIND THE
FRONT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH FROM
NEAR BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA MON MORNING, AND FROM 31N60W TO NW
HAITI TUE MORNING.
TODAY
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND S 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND S TO SW 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SUN
SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
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