429  
FZNT27 KNHC 220901  
OFFN06  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
401 AM EST SUN FEB 22 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 EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA  
PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO, MEXICO EARLY THIS MORNING, 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 TODAY AND OFFSHORE OF VERACRUZ THIS AFTERNOON  
AND TONIGHT. 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 MIDDAY THU BEFORE THE NEXT COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW  
GULF THU EVENING.  
 
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE  
SWELL.    
TONIGHT
 
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 TO SE 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 TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.   
THU
 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL.  
 
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
   
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY
 
 
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.    
TONIGHT
 
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 8 TO 11 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, SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 
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