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FZNT27 KNHC 210306
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1006 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...
SYNOPSIS
AN ATLANTIC RIDGE EXTENDING WESTWARD ALONG 27N INTO
THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH
SOUTHERLY WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS AT THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN
GULF THROUGH SAT EVENING. LOCALLY STRONG E TO SE WINDS WILL
PULSE NORTH OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA, EACH AFTERNOON AND NIGHT
AS A TROUGH DEVELOPS DAILY OVER THE REGION. A STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF SAT NIGHT AND SHIFT QUICKLY
ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH EARLY MON, BRINGING FRESH TO NEAR-GALE
NORTHERLY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS. GALE- FORCE WINDS AND VERY ROUGH
SEAS ARE LIKELY OFFSHORE OF TAMPICO AND VERACRUZ SUN AND SUN
NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS SHOULD GRADUALLY SUBSIDE FROM NW TO SE MON
THROUGH TUE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT AND SUN
TONIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 20 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 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO W 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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 NW TO N SWELL.
MON
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE
EVENING, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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