798
FZNT25 KNHC 160326
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1026 PM EST SUN FEB 15 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 APALACHICOLA, FLORIDA
SOUTHWESTWARD TO VERACRUZ, MEXICO WILL EXIT TO THE SOUTHEAST OF
THE BASIN MONDAY AFTERNOON. FRESH TO STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF NORTH OF 25N WILL BECOME MODERATE TO
FRESH NORTH WINDS EARLY ON MON 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 MON 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.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 KT S OF 24N, AND W 15 TO 20 KT N OF 24N.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
MON
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
THU
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHWEST WATERS FOR TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY ON MON. HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL SLIDE EASTWARD THROUGH MON NIGHT IN
RESPONSE TO INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE THAT WILL TRACK
NORTHEASTWARD OVER SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. THE LOW WILL PULL
A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE WATERS OFFSHORE NORTHERN FLORIDA LATE
TONIGHT INTO MON. A SQUALL LINE CONSISTING OF NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRECEDE THE FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH
FROM NEAR 31N75W TO THE NW BAHAMAS AND TO WEST-CENTRAL CUBA BY
EARLY MON, FROM NEAR 31N69W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND TO CENTRAL
CUBA MON NIGHT, FROM NEAR 31N57W 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
THROUGH MON. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING
SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT INTO LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED
TO BUILD TO AROUND 12 FT IN THE FAR NORTHERN FORECAST WATERS TUE,
BUT 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.
..GALE WARNING E OF 79W
TONIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND S TO SW 20 TO
30 KT N OF 27N, EXCEPT E OF 79W S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO
30 TO 35 KT AND BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS S OF 27N, 7 TO
10 FT FROM 27N TO 30N AND 8 TO 11 FT N OF 30N. WINDS AND SEAS
HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS N OF 28N.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS S OF 28N.
MON
SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND W TO NW 20 TO
25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD
OF FRONT.
MON NIGHT
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.
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 IN NE SWELL.
THU NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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