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FZNT25 KNHC 272126
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
426 PM EST FRI FEB 27 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA
SOUTHWESTWARD TO 28N93W AND TO INLAND SOUTH TEXAS. SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE AHEAD OF THE FRONT OVER
THE NE GULF ASSOCIATED WITH A PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH. THIS ACTIVITY
IS FURTHER SUPPORTED BY A RATHER BROAD UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH THAT
IS SHIFTING EASTWARD OVER THE CENTRAL GULF. THE ACTIVITY WILL
MOVE INLAND CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT WHILE THE FRONT WILL
SLOW DOWN AS IT SHIFTS EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN
HALF OF THE BASIN INTO SAT, AND TO EAST OF THE BASIN SAT NIGHT
WHILE WEAKENING. A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
WEST- SOUTHWESTWARD OVER THE AREA FROM THE N ATLANTIC BEGINNING
ON SUN NIGHT, WITH THE RELATED GRADIENT GENERALLY SUPPORTING
MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE GULF.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SAT
S OF 24N, SE WINDS 10 KT. N OF 24N, SE TO S WINDS 10 KT IN
THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
S OF 24N, NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. N OF 24N, VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT LATE. SEAS
3 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SUN
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC CONTINUES TO
MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE GENERAL WEATHER PATTERN WHILE ROUGH SEAS
PREVAIL OVER THE SE WATERS. A WEAK FRONT WILL EMERGE OFF THE
SOUTHEASTERN U.S. COAST EARLY ON SAT, AND MOVE SLOWLY
SOUTHEASTWARD AND WEAKEN ACROSS THE WATERS W OF 65W THROUGH SUN
NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
ENTER THE NORTHERN WATERS EARLY NEXT WEEK AND GRADUALLY SHIFT
SOUTHEASTWARD AND WEAKEN. FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS AND
ROUGH SEAS ARE FORECAST BEHIND THE FRONT MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE
NIGHT NORTH OF 27N ALONG WITH SEAS TO AROUND 12 FT NEAR 31N
BETWEEN 50W AND 67W. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BY THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK RESULTING IN MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS
OVER MUCH OF THE BASIN.
TONIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND
SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS N OF
27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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