790
FZNT25 KNHC 170959 CCA
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST...CORRECTED
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
308 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2026
CORRECTED SYNOPSIS FOR WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THYE COAST OF FLORIDA
...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
HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING ACROSS THE AREA IN THE
WAKE OF THE RECENT COLD FRONT MAINTAINING RATHER TRANQUIL
CONDITIONS. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE EASTWARD THROUGH WED
NIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE
UPPER U.S. MIDWEST REGION THAT WILL BE MOVING EASTWARD. AS THIS
HAPPENS, THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN OVER THE WESTERN
HALF OF THE GULF LEADING TO MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN SOUTHERLY
FLOW OVER THOSE WATERS. THESE WINDS WILL EXPAND TO THE WESTERN
PART OF E GULF THU THROUGH LATE FRI. THE LOW PRESSURE WILL PULL
A COLD FRONT INTO THE NW GULF ON SAT AND SAT NIGHT, FOLLOWED BY
FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND IT SAT NIGHT.
TODAY
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR 31N64W TO THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND TO THE CENTRAL CUBAN COAST AT 22N78W WILL REACH
FROM NEAR 31N59W TO 26N66W AND TO THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS THIS
AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL CROSS 55W TONIGHT INTO EARLY WED.
FRESH TO STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT N OF 28N
WILL DIMINISH TO FRESH SPEEDS AT THAT TIME. FRESH TO STRONG NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BECOME NORTH TO NORTHEAST
FRESH WINDS THIS MORNING. ELSEWHERE, LONG-PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL
WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ROUGH SEAS OVER THE WATERS E AND NE OF THE
BAHAMAS THROUGH THU NIGHT. LOOKING AHEAD, FRESH SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE FAR NW PART OF THE AREA BEGINNING SAT
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT, AND AS A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE
NOSES WESTWARD TOWARD FLORIDA ROUGHLY ALONG 26N. ACTIVE CONVECTION
IS OVER A GOOD PORTION OF THE EASTERN HALF OF THE OFFSHORE ZONES N
OF 22N DUE TO AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH IN THE AREA, THE APPROACHING
COLD FRONT AND A SURFACE TROUGH, REMNANTS OF AN OLD FRONTAL
BOUNDARY, THAT EXTENDS FROM 23N55W TO 23N60W AND TO NEAR 22N65W.
MARINERS ARE URGED TO STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS.
TODAY
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND NE TO E 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N, AND 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL N OF 27N.
TONIGHT
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 EXCEPT N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 29N, AND 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 29N.
WED NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N,
AND 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL N OF 27N.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 29N, AND SW TO W WINDS N OF 29N.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
THU NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 29N, AND SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 29N, AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 29N.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, EXCEPT N OF 29N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 29N, AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 29N.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, EXCEPT N OF 29N SW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 29N, AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 29N.
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