928
FZNT25 KNHC 161535
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1035 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 SW FLORIDA SOUTHWESTWARD
TO JUST NORTH OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 25N89W WILL EXIT THE
BASIN THIS AFTERNOON. MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS OVER THE NE GULF
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL 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 SOUTHERLY MODERATE TO
FRESH 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.
TODAY
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WED
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS,
BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 EXTENDING FROM 31N77W TO
SE FLORIDA. HEAVY SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF THIS FRONT AS
IT CONTINUES ITS EASTWARD PATH THROUGH WED. HOWEVER, GALE-FORCE
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO END BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL
REACH 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. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT. ROUGH SEAS WILL LINGER ELSEWHERE E OF 60W THROUGH THU.
TODAY
SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND W TO NW 20 TO
30 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
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.
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 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
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