


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
565 FZNT25 KNHC 071943 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 343 PM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025 ...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 slow moving cold front extends from Apalachicola Bay to the western Yucatan Peninsula. Scattered thunderstorms are along and ahead of this front offshore Florida. Behind the front, strong N winds and rough to very rough seas prevail. The cold front will move SE into Tue, exiting the basin. Winds and seas will diminish starting Tue as high pressure builds into the northern Gulf in the wake of the cold front. A second, relatively weak cold front, is likely to move through the Gulf late Thu into Fri. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W to NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .FRI...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. .SAT...NW to N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Large N swell impacting waters N of 20N and E of 60W will continue S into mid-week. Strong SW winds offshore Florida will increase and expand E ahead of a cold front that will move offshore tonight. Behind the front, strong NE winds and rough to very rough seas will develop N of the Bahamas. The cold front is forecast to stall Thu from Bermuda to eastern Cuba, then gradually dissipate through the end of the week. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and W 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NW to N 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.