


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
303 FZNT25 KNHC 281520 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1020 AM EST Fri Feb 28 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 cold front extending from Fort Myers, Florida to 26N89W will exit the basin later today. High pressure will develop over the NE Gulf waters in the wake of the front tonight while a surface trough in the Bay of Campeche dissipates. A new cold front is forecast to sink across the NE Gulf waters Sat night and exit the SE basin Sun morning. Moderate to fresh NE winds will follow this front. Moderate to fresh E to SE winds will develop over the western half of the Gulf Sun evening, expand across the remainder Gulf by Mon morning, and reach fresh to strong speeds over the western half of the Gulf Tue morning ahead of the next cold front forecast to come off the Texas coast late Tue. .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...N to NE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from 31N74W to Palm City, Florida will reach from Bermuda to the central Bahamas offshore waters this evening while weakening and dissipate just E of Bermuda tonight. A second cold front will move off the NE Florida coast Sat night, reach from Bermuda to the central Bahamas Sun morning, from 31N60W to the Windward Passage Mon morning, and from 31N50W to 26N60W with tail stalling to the central Bahamas Tue morning. Fresh to strong SW winds are forecast ahead of the front N of 29N Sun and Sun night. Fresh NE winds following the front will reach strong speeds E of the Bahamas Tue morning as strong high pressure builds N of the stationary portion of the front. .TODAY...S of 27N, N winds 5 to 10 kt. N of 27N, NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S of 27N, NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE after midnight. N of 27N, N to NE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to S after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds less than 5 kt S of 27N, and SW to W 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SW to W 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.