145  
FZNT25 KNHC 270251  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
951 PM EST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE  
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED  
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...  
 
SOUTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A BROAD SUBTROPICAL RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC  
EXTENDS INTO THE GULF OF AMERICA. MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH  
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE WEST AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF  
THE GULF WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD  
FRONT FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW GULF EARLY FRI. THIS COLD FRONT  
IS EXPECTED TO SINK SLOWLY SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE NORTH HALF OF  
THE GULF FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE. HIGH  
PRESSURE N OF THE GULF WILL BUILD BACK ACROSS THE BASIN SUN INTO  
EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
   
TONIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT
 
S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC  
DOMINATE THE FORECAST WATERS. ROUGH SEAS PREVAIL OVER THE SE  
WATERS. AREAL COVERAGE OF THESE ROUGH SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE  
THROUGH THU NIGHT, WITH A SMALLER AREA OF ROUGH SEAS CONTINUING  
OVER PORTIONS OF THE SE WATERS THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD. A  
WEAK FRONT WILL SHIFT OFF THE SE U.S. COAST EARLY SAT AND MOVE  
SLOWLY SOUTHEASTWARD AND WEAKEN ACROSS THE WATERS W OF 65W THROUGH  
SUN NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING.  
   
TONIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
FRI
 
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,  
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SAT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED TSTMS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN
 
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO  
3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
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