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FZNT27 KNHC 200255
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
955 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...
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.
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY
TONIGHT
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.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 15 TO 20 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 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, SHIFTING TO SE TO S
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR
LESS.
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