


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
220 FZNT27 KNHC 121336 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 936 AM EDT Wed Mar 12 2025 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A 1019 mb high pressure centered over the NE Gulf of America will slide eastward across Florida and into the W Atlantic by Thu. Moderate to fresh southerly return flow will set up over the western basin today, then weaken Thu as a front approaches SE Texas. Southerly winds will then increase to fresh to strong speeds across most of the basin Fri, then to strong Fri night ahead of the front. The cold front will move into the NW portion early Sat, and quickly weaken, reaching from the Florida Panhandle to just S of Veracruz, Mexico by Sun morning. A reinforcing push may advance the front out of the basin late Sun night. Northwest Gulf of America .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of America .THIS AFTERNOON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. Slight chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S swell. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft.