Gale Warning
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
336 PM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
West central North Atlantic continental shelf and slope waters
beyond 20 nm to 250 nm offshore, including south of Georges Bank
from 1000 fm to 250 nm offshore.
Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average
height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be
more than twice the significant wave height.
Locally higher winds and seas can be expected in and near tstms.
ANZ835-210815-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
336 PM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
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Rip Current Statement
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1230 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
FLZ108-112-115-210530-
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0011.260220T0530Z-260222T0600Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Franklin-
1230 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 /1130 PM CST Thu Feb 19 2026/
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.
* WHERE...Walton, Bay, and Franklin County Beaches.
* WHEN...Through late Saturday night.
* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and
float. Don`t swim against the current. If able, swim in a
direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the
shore and call or wave for help.
&&
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Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
1239 AM EST Thu Feb 19 2026
FLZ141-154-159-164-347-447-647-747-210800-
/O.EXT.KMLB.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-260221T0800Z/
Coastal Volusia-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie-
Coastal Martin-Mainland Northern Brevard-
Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Mainland Southern Brevard-
Southern Brevard Barrier Islands-
1239 AM EST Thu Feb 19 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.
* WHERE...Beaches of Volusia, Brevard, Indian River, St Lucie, and
Martin Counties.
* WHEN...Through late Friday night.
* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away
from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the
sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and
piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and
signs.
Entering the surf is strongly discouraged. If caught in a rip
current, relax and float. Don`t swim against the current. If
able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to
escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
&&
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
112 PM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-211815-
Baldwin-Banks-Barrow-Bartow-Bibb-Bleckley-Butts-Carroll-Catoosa-
Chattahoochee-Chattooga-Cherokee-Clarke-Clayton-Cobb-Coweta-
Crawford-Crisp-Dade-Dawson-DeKalb-Dodge-Dooly-Douglas-Emanuel-
Fannin-Fayette-Floyd-Forsyth-Gilmer-Glascock-Gordon-Greene-
Gwinnett-Hall-Hancock-Haralson-Harris-Heard-Henry-Houston-Jackson-
Jasper-Jefferson-Johnson-Jones-Lamar-Laurens-Lumpkin-Macon-
Madison-Marion-Meriwether-Monroe-Montgomery-Morgan-Murray-
Muscogee-Newton-North Fulton-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Paulding-Peach-
Pickens-Pike-Polk-Pulaski-Putnam-Rockdale-Schley-South Fulton-
Spalding-Stewart-Sumter-Talbot-Taliaferro-Taylor-Telfair-Toombs-
Towns-Treutlen-Troup-Twiggs-Union-Upson-Walker-Walton-Warren-
Washington-Webster-Wheeler-White-Whitfield-Wilcox-Wilkes-
Wilkinson-
112 PM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north and central Georgia.
.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight...
Isolated thunderstorms expected this afternoon and evening in
central GA, spreading into north GA late tonight. A few storms could
produce gusty winds and pea to dime size hail.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday...
Scattered thunderstorms are expected on Saturday. A few storms
may be strong to severe, especially across central GA. These would be
capable of producing damaging winds, large hail, frequent
lightning, and a brief tornado.
Gusty northwest winds develop Sunday through early next week,
and will bring in much cooler and drier air. This could lead to
wind chill concerns Sunday night into Monday morning, and fire
weather concerns Monday afternoon.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not requested but spotters are encouraged
to submit reports of severe weather through the web by going to
weather.gov/atlanta.
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