Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
147 FZNT25 KNHC 310845 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 345 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... Southeast Gulf of Mexico .SYNOPSIS...Moderate to locally fresh S to SE winds will occur across the central and eastern Gulf this morning as the pressure gradient strengthens between a cold front moving through the NW Gulf and building high pressure over the western Atlantic. Winds may pulse to strong speeds in the central Gulf. Winds will turn to the NW to NE behind the aforementioned cold front, with fresh to locally strong winds possible today as the front moves southeastward. The front will stall then dissipate this weekend, and ridging will build over the basin, supporting gentle to moderate winds and slight to moderate seas across the Gulf this weekend into early next week. .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Building high pressure over the western Atlantic will support increasing moderate to fresh E winds and building seas north of 20N today. A tightening pressure gradient between the aforementioned ridge and low pressure moving eastward through the United States will lead to fresh to strong S to SW winds offshore of Florida, generally north of 28N and west of 65W, this afternoon through Sat morning. Winds will diminish by Sat afternoon in this region as the low moves offshore and lifts to the northeast. Looking ahead, gentle to moderate winds and moderate seas are forecast for Sun into early next week. .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S of 27N, SE winds 5 to 10 kt. N of 27N, SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.