


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
685 FZNT27 KNHC 050133 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 933 PM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A strong pressure gradient between the Bermuda High and low pressure over south-central U.S. will continue forcing fresh to near-gale SE winds across the basin through Sat afternoon. The moist SE flow may allow areas of sea fog to persist across the northern Gulf into Sat. A strong late-season cold front will emerge off of the Texas coast Sat night. Fresh to near gale N winds and rapidly building seas will follow the front over the western Gulf Sun and Mon, with northerly gales forecast near Tampico on Sun morning, and off Veracruz Sun afternoon. The cold front will extend from the Florida panhandle to the eastern Bay of Campeche Mon followed by fresh to strong N winds. The front will weaken as it moves southeast of the area Tue followed by weak high pressure over the northern Gulf. Winds and seas will diminish accordingly through Tue night in all but the far southeast Gulf where fresh winds and rough seas may persist. Northwest Gulf of America .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft in SE swell. Patchy fog. .SAT...SE to S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in SE swell. Chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in SE swell. Chance of tstms. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of America .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Slight chance of tstms. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Showers likely and slight chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less.