029   
FZNT27 KNHC 180300  
OFFN06  
  
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1000 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...  
   
SYNOPSIS  
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE WESTERN  
ATLANTIC TO THE CENTRAL GULF. THE COMBINATION OF THE RIDGE AND  
BROAD LOW PRESSURE OVER TEXAS AND NORTHERN MEXICO ASSOCIATED  
WITH A TROUGH WILL LEAD TO A TIGHTENING OF THE PRESSURE GRADIENT  
OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF WATERS STARTING TONIGHT  
CAUSING MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTH RETURN FLOW OVER THOSE WATERS  
THROUGH EARLY FRI EVENING. LOOKING AHEAD, THAT LOW PRESSURE WILL  
PULL A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW GULF ON SAT AFTERNOON, FOLLOWED BY  
FRESH TO NEAR GALE NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS EXPECTED SAT NIGHT  
THROUGH SUN NIGHT. GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE OFFSHORE TAMPICO  
ON SUN AND OFFSHORE VERACRUZ SUN AFTERNOON AND SUN NIGHT.  
MARINERS ARE URGED TO STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS.  
  
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
TONIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 6 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 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE   
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.   
  
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
TONIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.   
WED  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT   
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.  
 
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