


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
131 FZNT25 KNHC 080921 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 521 AM EDT Wed Oct 8 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...High pressure across the western Atlantic will maintain a modest ridge southwestward across the northern Gulf through Thu. A cold front will sink southward across the northern Gulf Thu night through Sat and produce fresh to strong NE winds across northeastern portions of the basin. A trough of low pressure located along the western Yucatan Peninsula is producing a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms across southwest portions of the Gulf. This system is expected to move westward, and some slow development is possible before it moves inland over southern Mexico late Wednesday or early Thursday. Regardless of development, showers and thunderstorms and strong gusty winds are likely across the southwestern Gulf through Thu. .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Fresh NE to E winds prevail north of a stationary front extending from the central Atlantic near 26N55W to 24N63W then through the NW Bahamas, and will gradually diminish through Thu as the front drifts northward and dissipates. Tropical Storm Jerry is near 12.8N 48.7W at 5 AM EDT, moving west-northwest at 20 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 45 kt with gusts to 55 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 1003 mb. Jerry is expected to gradually intensify, reaching near 14.2N 53.4W Wed afternoon, strengthen to a hurricane near 17.3N 59.5W Thu afternoon, reach near 21.1N 62.9W Fri afternoon, near 23.6N 63.2W Fri night, near 28.3N 63.0W Sat night, then begin to gradually weaken as it moves NE and exits to the north of 31N early Mon. Low pressure is expected to develop offshore of NE Florida and Georgia Sat and move NE through the weekend. ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE N of 29N THU NIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.