673  
FZNT27 KNHC 162039  
OFFN06  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
339 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...  
   
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.  
 
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
TONIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
TUE
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
TUE NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
THU
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
FRI
 
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
 
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
WED
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
THU
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
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