813  
FZNT25 KNHC 010319  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1019 PM 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 NEAR VENICE,  
FLORIDA SOUTHWESTWARD TO A 1014 MB LOW NEAR 25N86W. ISOLATED  
MODERATE CONVECTION ARE PRESENT NEAR AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT.  
THIS ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE FAR SE GULF  
TONIGHT. THE STATIONARY FRONT WILL TRANSITION TO A WEAKENING  
COLD FRONT THIS EVENING AND SLOWLY MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD, EXITING  
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 THROUGH THU.  
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS  
A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 31N75W TO FORT  
PIERCE, FLORIDA. A SHORTWAVE TROUGH ALOFT SWINGING EASTWARD  
ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL FLORIDA IS FURTHER ASSISTING IN THE  
DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS  
AHEAD OF THE FRONT TO 71W AND N OF 25N. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY  
MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD REACHING FROM NEAR 31N76W TO THE NW BAHAMAS  
AND TO SOUTH FLORIDA BY LATE TONIGHT. 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 TO 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. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY  
ABATE STARTING THU.  
   
TONIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT S OF 27N, AND NW 10 TO  
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
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.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
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 20 TO 25 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.    
THU  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
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