


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
371 FZNT25 KNHC 071512 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1112 AM 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 stalling cold front extends from near Apalachicola, Florida to the eastern Bay fo Campeche. Strong N winds and rough seas follow this front, with gale conditions and very rough seas offshore Veracruz. As the front weakens, winds and seas will diminish into tonight. The front will begin to move east again tonight, then gradually exit the basin by Tue evening. Behind the front, high pressure will settle across the northern Gulf Tue night through Thu to produce gentle breezes and slight seas in all but the southeast Gulf, where moderate NW swell will persist into early Wed. Looking ahead, another weak cold front may move into the northern Gulf late Thu into Fri. .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W to NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated 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. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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 to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends along 20N E of 55W. N of the boundary, fresh N to NE winds and large N swell prevail. This swell will dominate through Wed. S of the boundary, a tight pressure gradient is supporting fresh trades off the north coast of Hispaniola and in the Windward Passage. Fresh to strong SW winds are increasing offshore NE Florida in advance of a cold front that is moving through the SE United States. This front will move off the coast late tonight, then stall from Bermuda to central Cuba by Wed. Strong NE winds and very rough seas will expand S behind the front to around 28N, with the potential for some gale conditions Wed or Wed night N and NE of the Bahamas. .THIS AFTERNOON...S of 27N, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N, S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .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 isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .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 NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.