537
FZNT27 KNHC 241946
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
246 PM 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 NE GULF DOMINATES
THE BASIN IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WITH GENTLE TO
MODERATE ANTICYCLONIC WINDS ACROSS THE BASIN. ROUGH SEAS IN THE
FAR SE GULF AND THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LEFTOVER FROM THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH THE EVENING. FRESH TO STRONG
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NW GULF TONIGHT
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, DISSIPATING BY SUN AS
HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS.
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA
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.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
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 3 TO 5 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
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