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FZNT27 KNHC 241306
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
806 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY DOMINATES THE BASIN IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT
WITH MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS IN THE SE GULF AND GENTLE TO
MODERATE ANTICYCLONIC WINDS ELSEWHERE. REMNANT ROUGH SEAS IN THE
SE GULF FROM THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH THE DAY.
FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NW
GULF TO NIGHT AND EXPAND ACROSS THE SW AND CENTRAL GULF WED INTO
THU, AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW GULF
THU NIGHT. THIS NEXT FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL FROM THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND TO THE CENTRAL MEXICAN COASTAL WATERS SAT.
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA
TODAY
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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 8 FT.
THU
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
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