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FZNT25 KNHC 162040
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
340 PM 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 THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE
SE GULF NEAR 23N87W WILL EXIT THE BASIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
MODERATE NNE WINDS OVER THE E GULF BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BRIEFLY
DIMINISH BY TUE MORNING AS A SURFACE RIDGE BEGINS TO SLIDE
EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER, THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
TIGHTEN OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE GULF ON TUE AS A VERY BROAD
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OVER THE NW CONUS. THIS WILL RESULT
ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY WINDS THAT
WILL EXPAND TO THE EASTERN HALF OF THE BASIN THU MORNING AHEAD
OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW GULF ON SAT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WED
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
THU
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
GALE-FORCE SW WINDS PREVAIL AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
THAT EXTENDS FROM 31N72W SW TO THE FLORIDA STRAITS AND INTO THE
SE OF GULF OF AMERICA. GALE-FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO END LATER
THIS AFTERNOON, HOWEVER HEAVY SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF THIS
FRONT AS IT CONTINUES ITS EASTWARD PATH THROUGH WED. THE FRONT
WILL REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO CENTRAL
CUBA TONIGHT, FROM NEAR 30N55W TO JUST NE OF THE PUERTO RICO
OFFSHORES TUE EVENING, AND WILL MOVE E OF 55WBY WED AFTERNOON.
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BECOME MODERATE OR WEAKER EARLY TUE
NIGHT, HOWEVER LONG-PERIOD SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ROUGH
SEAS OVER GREAT PORTIONS OF THE SW N ATLANTIC WATERS THROUGH THU
NIGHT. THE TAIL OF A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE NE
FLORIDA OFFSHORE WATERS BRIEFLY ON THU. A THIRD COLD FRONT IS
FORECAST TO ENTER THE SAME REGION SAT NIGHT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
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
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SE TO S 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. 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
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO
3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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