858
FZNT25 KNHC 181035 CCA
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST...CORRECTED
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
228 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
CORRECTED SYNOPSIS FOR WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
...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 HAS LEAD TO A TIGHTENING OF THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL WATERS BRINGING MODERATE TO FRESH
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS THOSE WATERS. IT IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRI EVENING. LOOKING AHEAD, LOW PRESSURE
THAT IS CURRENTLY OVER THE HIGH PLAINS REGION WILL SEND A COLD
FRONT TO 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.
TODAY
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
SE 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 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 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S OF 24N, E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 24N, SE TO
S WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S OF 24N, VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. VARIABLE WINDS LESS
THAN 5 KT IN THE MORNING. N OF 24N, NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. 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 TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA...CORRECTED
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 29N55W TO 26N63W, WHERE IT
BECOMES A STATIONARY FRONT TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. THE COLD
FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 27N55W TO 26N60W, AND WEAKENING
STATIONARY FRONT TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THIS MORNING. THE COLD
FRONT WILL BECOME A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N55W TO NEAR
23N67W BY EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE THU. FRESH
TO STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT NORTH OF 29N WILL
SHIFT NORTH OF 31N THIS MORNING. BEHIND THE FRONT, LARGE TO VERY
LARGE N SWELL WILL OCCUR WITH 12 FT OR GREATER SEAS SLIDING EAST OF
55W NORTH OF 28N TONIGHT. 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 THIS 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.
TODAY
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.
TONIGHT
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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