


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
294 FZNT25 KNHC 170856 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 456 AM EDT Fri Oct 17 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 ridge will dominate the Gulf region through early next week, resulting in gentle to moderate winds and slight to moderate seas over much of the basin. A cold front may reach the northern Gulf waters by Sun night and stall over the northern waters early next week. .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from 26N55W to 23N60W then becomes stationary to Hispaniola. A reinforcing front extends from 31N59W to the central Bahamas. The fronts will merge and become stationary from 26N55W to the central Bahamas Sat and dissipate through Sun. Fresh to strong winds are expected across the waters east of 60W and N of 25N elsewhere through Sat before winds diminish. The fronts have ushered in northerly swell across the forecast waters. Rough seas will cover the waters E of 60W and over the remainder of the waters N of 25N through the end of the week, before spreading southward to cover much of the waters E of 70W by early Sun. Seas will then subside from west to east into early next week. Very rough seas will move into the waters N of 27N and E of 70W today through Sun morning. High pressure will build in the wake of the fronts with improving conditions starting early next week. .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 27N, seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N.