Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
079 FZNT25 KNHC 100331 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1031 PM EST Sun Nov 9 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 cold front extending from Apalachicola, Florida to Tampico, Mexico will race southeast tonight and exit the basin Mon. Strong to near gale-force N to NE winds and rough to very rough seas can be expected behind the front, with gale force winds and very rough seas offshore of Veracruz Mon morning into Mon night. Gales are also anticipated tonight offshore Tampico. Conditions will improve basin-wide by Tue evening as high pressure settle southward into the region. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. Scattered showers. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in NW swell in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW swell. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...The areal extent of strong SW winds offshore NE Florida will increase in the next couple of hours, ahead of a strong cold front that will push off the SE U.S. late tonight. The front will move SE and reach from Bermuda to eastern Cuba Tue, then extend from 31N55W to The Turks and Caicos by Wed. NW gales and very rough seas are expected N of 29N Mon night through late Tue behind the front, with locations to the south having strong to near-gale force winds and rough seas after the front passes. As the front weakens and stalls by the middle of the week, winds and seas will gradually diminish. ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S of 27N, S winds 5 to 10 kt. N of 27N, S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...W winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and W 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 13 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.