


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
041 FZNT25 KNHC 031354 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 954 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 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 strong pressure gradient between the Bermuda High to low pressure over N Mexico/Texas will continue forcing fresh to near gale SE winds across the Gulf through Sat afternoon. On Sat night, a strong late-season cold front will emerge off of the Texas coast. Fresh to near gale N winds and rapidly building seas will follow the front over the W Gulf on Sun and Mon with N gales possible near Tampico on Sun morning. Looking ahead to Mon morning, the cold front will extend from the Florida panhandle to the Bay of Campeche with N winds fresh to strong following the front and near gale NW winds off of Veracruz. .THIS AFTERNOON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A strong Bermuda High will continue to force fresh to strong trades south of 25N through Fri night. As the Bermuda High weakens on Sat through early next week, fresh to strong trades will be restricted to near the SE Bahamas and the Windward Passage. Looking ahead, fresh to locally strong S winds are slated to develop off the coast of N Florida on Sun ahead of a cold front moving through the SE United States. The cold front is forecast to move off of the coast early next week. .THIS AFTERNOON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.