263  
FZNT27 KNHC 081541  
OFFN06  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1141 AM EDT SUN MAR 8 2026  
 
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE  
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED  
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A WEAK COLD FRONT JUST INLAND OVER TEXAS WILL MOVE  
INTO THE NORTHWESTERN GULF COASTAL WATERS LATER TODAY AND STALL  
BEFORE WASHING OUT. OTHERWISE, A BROAD SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDING  
SOUTHWESTWARD FROM THE BERMUDA HIGH WILL SETTLE IN THE GULF  
THROUGH MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE  
RIDGE AND LOW PRESSURE OVER MEXICO WILL SUPPORT MODERATE TO  
FRESH E TO SW WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN GULF, AND SLIGHTLY  
WEAKER WINDS IN THE NORTHEASTERN GULF. WINDS AT THE WESTERN GULF  
ARE EXPECTED TO PULSE BETWEEN FRESH AND STRONG IN THE EVENINGS,  
SEAS WILL BE SLIGHT TO MODERATE THROUGH WED. ANOTHER, BUT  
STRONGER COLD FRONT MAY IMPACT THE NORTHWESTERN GULF WED NIGHT,  
BEFORE MOVING ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH THU NIGHT WITH INCREASING  
WINDS AND SEAS BEHIND IT.  
 
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
TODAY
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE
 
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU
 
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
TODAY
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.   
TONIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON
 
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,  
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
WED
 
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO W 15 TO  
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
 
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