009
FZNT25 KNHC 180308
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1008 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 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.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S OF 24N, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING,
BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 24N, W TO NW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S OF 24N, N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE
20 TO 25 KT LATE, SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. N
OF 24N, N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N55W TO 21N63W, WHERE
IT BECOMES A STATIONARY FRONT TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. THE FRONT
WILL REACH FROM NEAR 27N55W TO 26N60W, AND WEAKENING STATIONARY
FRONT TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED MORNING. THE COLD FRONT WILL
BECOME A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N55W TO NEAR 23N67W
BY EARLY WED EVENING, THEN WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE THU. FRESH TO
STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT NORTH OF 29N WILL
SHIFT NORTH OF 31N EARLY ON WED. BEHIND THE FRONT, LARGE TO VERY
LARGE N SWELL WILL OCCUR WITH 12 FT OR GREATER SEAS SLIDING EAST
OF 55W NORTH OF 28N WED NIGHT. SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FT WILL PROPAGATE
SOUTHWARD REACHING TO NEAR 20N ON THU, THEN SHIFTING EAST OF 55W
ON FRI WHILE SUBSIDING. LIGHT TO GENTLE ANTICYCLONIC WINDS ARE
EXPECTED FOR MOST OF THE OFFSHORE ZONES FROM WED EVENING THROUGH
SAT NIGHT AS A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE INITIALLY BUILDS WESTWARD NEAR
27N BEFORE IT SHIFTS SOUTHEASTWARD SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT IN
RESPONSE TO A FRONTAL SYSTEM THAT WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE
SOUTHEASTERN U.S. A STRONG COLD FRONT WITH THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED
TO PUSH OFF THE GEORGIA AND NE FLORIDA COASTS ON SUN, FOLLOWED BY
INCREASING NW WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. MARINERS ARE MARINERS ARE
URGED TO STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT
IN N TO NE SWELL N OF 27N.
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 S OF 27N, AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.
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, EXCEPT IN N TO NE SWELL S OF 27N.
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, EXCEPT S OF 27N 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
THU NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N OF 27N, SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT FROM
27N TO 29N AND 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL N OF 29N. S
OF 27N, SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N OF 27N, NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF
27N, W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
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