137
FZNT27 KNHC 221319
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
819 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 N FLORIDA TO JUST N
OF VERACRUZ, MEXICO. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT QUICKLY SOUTHEASTWARD
ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG TO NEAR- GALE NORTHERLY
WINDS AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WILL PREVAIL BEHIND THE
FRONT. GALE- FORCE WINDS WILL PREVAIL OFFSHORE OF TAMPICO WILL
DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING, WITH GALE- FORCE WINDS OFFSHORE OF
VERACRUZ THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE FROM NW TO SE MON THROUGH TUE IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND
SHIFT E-SE ACROSS THE GULF TUE THROUGH WED. FRESH TO STRONG
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE W GULF MIDWEEK
AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW GULF THU
EVENING.
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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
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 5 TO 7 FT.
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
MON
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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