463  
FZNT25 KNHC 190926  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
426 AM EST THU FEB 19 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.  
   
TODAY  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING  
TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
FRI  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.   
SAT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN  
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 5 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS  
ROUGH SEAS OCCURRING EAST OF 70W WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE  
FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH EARLY FRI IN THE WAKE OF A WEAKENING  
FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDING FROM 31N42W TO 24N67W. ELSEWHERE,  
MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH S TO SW WINDS WILL PREVAIL OFFSHORE OF  
NORTHERN FLORIDA INTO THIS WEEKEND AS A FRONT PASSES NORTH OF THE  
AREA. 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.  
   
TODAY  
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.    
TONIGHT  
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 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND S 10 TO 15 KT  
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT.    
SAT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
S 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 TO  
4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.   
MON  
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
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