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FZNT27 KNHC 220315
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1015 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...
SYNOPSIS
A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS ENTERED THE NORTHERN GULF
THIS EVENING AND WILL SHIFT QUICKLY SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE
BASIN THROUGH SUN NIGHT, PRODUCING STRONG TO NEAR-GALE NORTHERLY
WINDS AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS BEHIND IT. GALE-FORCE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED OFFSHORE OF TAMPICO BY SUNRISE SUN AND OFFSHORE OF
VERACRUZ SUN AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS SHOULD
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE FROM NW TO SE MON THROUGH TUE IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT E-SE ACROSS THE GULF TUE
THROUGH WED AND GRADUALLY PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE W GULF EARLY WED THROUGH THU MORNING
BEFORE THE NEXT COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NORTHERN GULF THU EVENING.
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
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 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL.
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
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING
TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF TSTMS.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 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 9 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO E 5 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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