986  
FZNT27 KNHC 270255  
OFFN06  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
955 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...  
   
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.  
 
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI
 
E 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
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT, SUBSIDING TO  
2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO  
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
TONIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE.  
SEAS 3 FT.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
MON
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
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