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FZNT27 KNHC 230900
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
400 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...
SYNOPSIS
THE STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE GULF HAS
MOVED INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN AND CENTRAL YUCATAN PENINSULA
OVERNIGHT, WITH STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS EASTERN TEXAS AND NE
MEXICO STILL DRIVING FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE
GULF BASIN THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BELOW
GALE-FORCE NEAR VERACRUZ AFTER SUNRISE. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE FROM NW TO SE TODAY THROUGH TUE IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT, AS THE HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND THE FRONT SHIFTS E-SE
ACROSS THE REGION, AND INTO THE ATLANTIC BY WED. FRESH TO STRONG
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NW GULF TUE NIGHT
AND EXPAND ACROSS THE SW AND CENTRAL GULF WED THROUGH THU, AHEAD
OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW GULF THU
EVENING. THIS NEXT FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO STALL FROM THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE MEXICAN COASTAL WATERS LATE FRI.
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING 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, BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 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, SHIFTING TO NW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE TO S SWELL.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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