884
FZNT25 KNHC 190339
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1039 PM EST WED FEB 18 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
MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY FRESH S TO SE WINDS AND
MODERATE SEAS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF
THROUGH FRI AS RIDGING PREVAILS OVER THE EASTERN BASIN. LOCALLY
STRONG E TO SE WINDS WILL PULSE IN THE SOUTH-CENTRAL BASIN,
NORTH OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA, EACH AFTERNOON AND NIGHT THROUGH
FRI AS A TROUGH DEVELOPS DAILY OVER THE REGION. LOOKING AHEAD, A
STRONG COLD FRONT IS SLATED TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THIS
WEEKEND AND SWEEP OVER THE BASIN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. GALE
FORCE WINDS AND VERY ROUGH SEAS WILL BE POSSIBLE OFFSHORE OF
TAMPICO AND VERACRUZ SUN INTO MON, AND WIDESPREAD FRESH TO
STRONG N TO NE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE IN
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.
TONIGHT
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 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 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 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
ROUGH SEAS OCCURRING EAST OF 70W WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE
FROM WEST TO EAST TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRI IN THE WAKE OF A
WEAKENING FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDING FROM THE 31N43W TO 23N68W.
MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH E TO NE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT OVER THE CENTRAL BASIN AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE
WESTERN ATLANTIC. ELSEWHERE, MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH S TO SW
WINDS WILL OCCUR OFFSHORE OF NORTHERN FLORIDA INTO THIS WEEKEND AS
A FRONT PASSES NORTH OF THE REGION. MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS ARE
EXPECTED ELSEWHERE THROUGH SAT. LOOKING AHEAD, A STRONG COLD FRONT
IS SLATED TO PUSH OFFSHORE OF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. ON SUN, AND
INCREASING WINDS AND RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
TONIGHT
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 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
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND S 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. 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 TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
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.
MON
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
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