FZNT25 KNHC 250856

OFFN04



NAVTEX Marine Forecast

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL

356 AM EST Wed Feb 25 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...1024 mb high pressure centered offshore of SW

Florida extends a ridge W-SW into central Mexico and eastward

into the Atlantic. The ridge will shift E-NE across the western

Atlantic into the upcoming weekend. This pattern will produce

fresh to strong southerly return flow across the NW Gulf today

and will expand across the SW and central Gulf this evening into

Thu, ahead of the next cold front forecast to enter the NW Gulf

Thu night. This weak cold front is expected to sink slowly

southward across the north half of the Gulf Fri through Sat

night and gradually dissipate.



.TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated

showers.

.FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the

evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less.

.SAT...SE to S winds less than 5 kt, shifting to NE 5 kt in the

afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less.

.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,

building to 3 ft after midnight.



Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida



.SYNOPSIS...A weakening cold front extends from near 31N54W

southwestward to the eastern Dominican Republic. High pressure

across S Florida and the NW Bahamas extends eastward behind the

front. Rough to very rough seas to 15 ft in NW swell prevail

between the front and the Bahamas. The front is expected to move

 slowly southeastward and continue to weaken, stalling from near

 29N55W to the Dominican Republic today, before drifting W and

dissipating Thu. High pressure will shift NE and into the

central  Atlantic behind the front today through Thu, and

develop a broad  ridge across the region that is expected to

persist until Sat. A  weak front will move off the SE U.S. coast

Sat and move slowly  southeastward and weaken through Sun.

Meanwhile, seas will  gradually subside through Thu night, while

seas linger around 8 ft over the SE waters through the end of

the period.



.TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered

showers.

.FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.