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FZNT25 KNHC 280301
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1001 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 MEXICO BEACH, FLORIDA
SOUTHWESTWARD TO 26N94W AND TO INLAND SOUTH TEXAS. SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE AHEAD OF THE FRONT OVER
THE NE GULF AND CENTRAL FLORIDA ASSOCIATED WITH A PRE-FRONTAL
TROUGH. THIS ACTIVITY IS FURTHER SUPPORTED BY A RATHER BROAD
UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH IN THE N GULF. THE ACTIVITY WILL PROGRESS
SOUTHEASTWARD TONIGHT WHILE THE FRONT SLOWS 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 TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
MON
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE
FRONT ARE AFFECTING THE WATERS OFF FLORIDA. 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 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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
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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