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FZNT25 KNHC 171946
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
246 PM EST TUE FEB 17 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 HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE EAST OF FLORIDA AND A
DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE U.S. MIDWEST WILL TIGHTEN
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE W AND CENTRAL GULF LATER THIS
WEEK. THIS WILL LEAD TO MODERATE TO FRESH S RETURN FLOW OVER
THOSE WATERS WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. LOOKING AHEAD, THAT
LOW PRESSURE WILL PULL A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW GULF ON SAT
AFTERNOON, FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO NEAR GALE N TO NE WINDS EXPECTED
BEHIND IT SAT NIGHT INTO SUN NIGHT.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
WED
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 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 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N59W TO THE N BAHAMAS
THIS MORNING WILL MOVE FROM 28N55W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED
MORNING, THEN DISSIPATE BY THU. FRESH TO STRONG SW WINDS AHEAD
OF THE COLD FRONT NORTH OF 29N WILL PULL NORTH OF OUR WATERS BY
THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME QUIESCENT OVER FORECAST WATERS
FROM WED THROUGH SAT, AS A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE SETTLES IN ALONG
27N. LOOKING AHEAD, A STRONG COLD FRONT SHOULD EMERGE FROM THE SE
UNITED STATES COAST ON SUN, FOLLOWED BY INCREASING NW WINDS AND
BUILDING SEAS.
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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND S 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING, SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO
3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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