


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
589 FZNT25 KNHC 050735 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 335 AM EDT Sat Apr 5 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 and low pressure over south-central U.S. will continue forcing fresh to near-gale SE winds across the basin today. The moist SE flow may allow areas of sea fog to persist across the northern Gulf into this morning. A strong late-season cold front will emerge off of the Texas coast tonight. Fresh to near gale N winds and rapidly building seas will follow the front over the western Gulf Sun and Mon, with northerly gales forecast near Tampico on Sun morning, and off Veracruz Sun afternoon. The cold front will extend from the Florida panhandle to the eastern Bay of Campeche Mon followed by fresh to strong N winds. The front will weaken as it moves southeast of the area Tue followed by weak high pressure over the northern Gulf. Winds and seas will diminish accordingly through Tue night in all but the far southeast Gulf where fresh winds and rough seas may persist. .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A Bermuda High will continue to force fresh to strong trades and resultant rough seas from offshore of the northern portion of the Greater Antilles through the Bahamas and Straits of Florida through tonight. A frontal trough will rotate through the NE waters today and tonight, bringing fresh to strong winds through tonight. At the same time, a large N swell will start impacting the waters east of 62W tonight and will subside by mid-week. Fresh to strong S winds will develop off the coast of northeast Florida tonight and Mon ahead of a cold front moving through the southeastern United States. The front is forecast to move off of the coast Mon night, and reach from Bermuda to eastern Cuba by mid-week where it may stall and become a trough. This front will be followed by fresh to strong NE winds and moderate to rough seas. .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N.