GMZ100-181915-
 1220 AM CST Wed Feb 18 2026
 
 
 .SYNOPSIS...The pressure gradient between high pressure over the
 eastern Gulf and a weak trough of low pressure over the Sierra Madre
 through Western Texas will foster the southeasterly flow over the
 Lower Texas Coast. Stronger winds are expected once again this
 afternoon, which could result in periods of Small Craft Exercise
 Caution. However, this does not rule out the possibility of a low-
 end Small Craft Advisory being needed. A cold front is expected to
 move through the Lower Texas Coast this Saturday into Sunday that
 could bring hazardous conditions. This event is more likely to
 result in Small Craft Advisories being needed for Saturday and
 Sunday, before and after the cold front. Rain-free conditions are
 expected to persist through the forecast period.
 
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 GMZ150-155-181915-
 Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
 Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
 1220 AM CST Wed Feb 18 2026
 

 TODAY
 South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
 Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.

 TONIGHT
 South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
 Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.

 THURSDAY
 South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
 Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. Areas of dense fog late in the
 morning.

 THURSDAY NIGHT
 Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.

 FRIDAY
 Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
 Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.

 FRIDAY NIGHT
 Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
 Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.

 SATURDAY
 Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in
 the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet.

 SATURDAY NIGHT
 Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north
 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, building to 5 to
 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight.

 SUNDAY
 North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
 occasionally to 10 feet.

 SUNDAY NIGHT
 Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
 9 feet.
 
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