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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
942 PM EST THU FEB 19 2026
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.
GMZ001-201445-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF AMERICA
942 PM EST THU FEB 19 2026
SYNOPSIS
ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED NE OF THE BAHAMAS
EXTENDS A RIDGE WESTWARD INTO THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT. MODERATE
TO OCCASIONALLY FRESH S TO SE WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS ARE EXPECTED
OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF THROUGH FRI BEFORE THE HIGH
SHIFTS E. 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. A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF SAT EVENING AND
SHIFT ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. GALE FORCE WINDS
AND VERY ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED OFFSHORE OF VERACRUZ SUN AND SUN
NIGHT. WIDESPREAD FRESH TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ARE
EXPECTED ELSEWHERE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.
GMZ040-201445-
NW GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
942 PM EST THU FEB 19 2026
OVERNIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE
SWELL.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING
TO 6 TO 9 FT IN SE TO S SWELL LATE.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
TUE
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ041-201445-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
942 PM EST THU FEB 19 2026
OVERNIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE
SWELL.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO SW TO W EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
W OF 92W, N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE
25 TO 30 KT LATE. E OF 92W, NW WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING N
25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE
SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ056-201445-
N CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA OFFSHORE WATERS-
942 PM EST THU FEB 19 2026
OVERNIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO
25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
MON
N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE TO S
10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
GMZ057-201445-
NE GULF OF AMERICA N OF 26N E OF 87W-
942 PM EST THU FEB 19 2026
OVERNIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ058-201445-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
942 PM EST THU FEB 19 2026
OVERNIGHT
SE 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE TO E EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ045-201445-
W CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
942 PM EST THU FEB 19 2026
OVERNIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
S OF 24N, N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 24N,
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 24N, AND
7 TO 11 FT N OF 24N.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
GMZ046-201445-
CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
942 PM EST THU FEB 19 2026
OVERNIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL.
SUN
S OF 24N, NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 24N, N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT S OF 24N, AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 24N.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
GMZ047-201445-
SE GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA-
942 PM EST THU FEB 19 2026
OVERNIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S OF 24N, E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 24N, SE TO
S WINDS 10 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NW 10 KT
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 24N, W TO NW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON,
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 24N, SEAS 5 TO 7 FT,
BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. N OF 24N, SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
GMZ048-201445-
SW GULF OF AMERICA S OF 22N W OF 94W-
942 PM EST THU FEB 19 2026
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
OVERNIGHT
SE TO S 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 21N W OF
95W, AND 7 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE.
SUN NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND N
20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ049-201445-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
942 PM EST THU FEB 19 2026
OVERNIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
GMZ050-201445-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
942 PM EST THU FEB 19 2026
OVERNIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W OF 90W, SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 90W, SE WINDS 15 KT, SHIFTING TO E EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W OF 90W, N WINDS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS SE 10 TO
15 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. E OF 90W, NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W OF 90W, N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. E OF 90W, VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N 10 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING
TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL LATE.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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