


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
490 FZNT25 KNHC 231520 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1020 AM EST Sun Feb 23 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 1018 mb low pressure area is centered offshore SE Texas near 28N94W with a cold front extending from the low to the western Bay of Campeche. The low will track eastward through early tonight, then quickly E to SE toward and across southern Florida Mon and Mon night, with the cold front trailing from the low as it moves across the basin. Fresh to strong winds are expected around the low pressure, while moderate to fresh NW winds are expected behind the front. Weak high pressure will settle over the central waters Tue through Wed night in its wake with tranquil marine conditions across the basin. Another cold front may sweep across the basin Thu and Thu night. .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A weakening stationary front from near 25N55W southwestward to the Turks and Caicos Islands and eastern Cuba will weaken and dissipate through tonight. Rough to very rough seas N of the front will subside across the waters W of 55W by late tonight. Broad low pressure across the Gulf of America will approach South Florida Mon, enter the Atlantic and move E-NE across the northern Bahamas Mon night, then track NE and intensify Tue, moving to the N of 31N by late Tue night. The low will drag a trailing cold front across the western part of the area. Fresh to strong southerly winds will prevail ahead of the front and low Tue through Wed. By late Wed night, marine conditions will improve under a weak pressure pattern. Another front may move offshore the SE United States Thu night. .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and N to NE 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. Scattered tstms. .MON NIGHT...S of 27N, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW to W after midnight. N of 27N, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.