840
FZNT25 KNHC 170305
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1005 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
HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING ACROSS THE AREA IN THE
WAKE OF THE RECENT COLD FRONT MAINTAINING RATHER TRANQUIL
CONDITIONS. MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OVER THE EASTERN
GULF SOUTH OF 27N WILL DIMINISH EARLY ON TUE. THE HIGH PRESSURE
WILL SLIDE EASTWARD THROUGH WED NIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A DEEPENING
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE UPPER MIDWEST REGION THAT WILL BE
MOVING EASTWARD. AS THIS HAPPENS, THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
TIGHTEN OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE GULF STARTING ON TUE
LEADING TO MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY WINDS IN THAT PART OF THE
GULF. THESE WINDS 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. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND
THE FRONT INITIALLY BEFORE BECOMING FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS SAT NIGHT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SE 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE 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 31N69W TO THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND TO WESTERN CUBA WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N61W
TO 26N69W AND STATIONARY TO SOUTH FLORIDA EARLY ON TUE. THE COLD
FRONT PORTION WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL OFFSHORE WATERS THROUGH TUE EVENING PASSING E OF 55W BY
LATE TUE NIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF
THE FRONT N OF 28N WILL DIMINISH TO FRESH SPEEDS AS THE FRONT
CROSSES 55W. FRESH TO STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BEHIND THE
FRONT WILL BECOME NORTH TO NORTHEAST FRESH WINDS EARLY ON TUE.
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 IN ADVANCE
OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT.
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 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.
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 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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