380
FZNT25 KNHC 281524
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1024 AM EST SAT FEB 28 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 NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NORTH-CENTRAL
FLORIDA SOUTHWESTWARD TO A 1013 MB LOW NEAR 27N87W WHILE A PRE-
FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM NEAR VENICE, FLORIDA TO 25N85W.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRESENT NEAR AND
SOUTHEAST OF THE TROUGH AS WELL AS SOUTH OF 25N BETWEEN 83W AND
87W. THIS ACTIVITY WILL PROGRESS SOUTHEASTWARD THIS MORNING AS
IT WEAKENS. THE WEAK FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD AND
EXIT THE BASIN TONIGHT. AFTERWARD, A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM
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. LOCALLY STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR AT NIGHT OFF THE NORTHERN
YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE AND WED.
TODAY
S OF 24N, SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. N OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
S OF 24N, NE WINDS 10 KT. N OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE TO S SWELL.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
MON
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 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 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 31N79W
SOUTHWESTWARD TO INLAND NORTHERN FLORIDA NEAR SAINT AUGUSTINE. A
SHORTWAVE TROUGH ALOFT IN THE GENERAL AREA OF THE FRONT IS
HELPING TO SUPPORT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
N OF 28N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W. THE FRONT WILL RESUME AS A
WEAKENING COLD FRONT LATER THIS MORNING AS IT SLOWLY MOVES
SOUTHEASTWARD REACHING FROM NEAR 31N77W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA THIS
AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC
CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN ATLANTIC
WHILE ROUGH SEAS PREVAIL OVER THE SE WATERS. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NORTHERN WATERS EARLY NEXT WEEK AND
GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTHEASTWARD AND WEAKEN. FRESH TO NEAR GALE-
FORCE EASTERLY WINDS AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, PEAKING AROUND
14 FT, ARE FORECAST BEHIND THE FRONT MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT NORTH
OF 27N. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK
RESULTING IN MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS OVER MUCH OF
THE BASIN.
TODAY
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND SW 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N, AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. WINDS
AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT S OF 27N, AND NW 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
S OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 27N.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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