582  
FZNT25 KNHC 200254  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
954 PM 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  
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.  
   
TONIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
SAT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,  
SUBSIDING TO 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 3 TO 5 FT.    
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 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N  
SWELL.    
TUE  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS  
1019 MB HIGH PRESSURE LOCATED NE OF THE BAHAMAS WILL  
SHIFT SLOWLY E THROUGH THE WEEKEND, PRODUCING MODERATE TO LOCALLY  
FRESH S TO SW WINDS OFFSHORE OF NORTHERN FLORIDA INTO THIS  
WEEKEND. MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE THROUGH  
SAT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFFSHORE OF THE SOUTHEASTERN  
U.S. ON SUN, WITH STRONG NW WINDS AND RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS BEHIND  
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 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, BUILDING TO  
3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN  
SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO  
3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE  
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
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