Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
183 FZNT25 KNHC 100806 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 306 AM EST Fri Jan 10 2025 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... Southeast Gulf of Mexico .SYNOPSIS...Low pressure over the NW Gulf will lift northeastward across the lower Mississippi Valley today, dragging a cold front across the most of the Gulf through Sat. Strong to near gale force winds E of the front will diminish through tonight. Fresh to strong winds and rough seas will follow the front, reaching gale force off Veracruz, Mexico today. These winds and seas will diminish this weekend, as the front stalls over the southeast Gulf. A reinforcing cold front will move into the Gulf early next week, followed by strong winds and rough seas. .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A mostly stationary front extending from 25N55W to northeast Hispaniola will move little today, ahead of a reinforcing front from 31N55W to central Cuba. Winds to gale force are both ahead and behind the reinforcing front N of 28N, with rough to very rough seas. These winds and seas will move southeast of Bermuda today. The fronts will merge late today and shift east of the area by early Sat. Farther west, expect SW gales and rough seas off northwest Florida late tonight into early Sat, ahead of another cold front that will move off the coast Sat. This front will shift across the forecast waters and exit east of the area through Mon. As with the earlier front, gale force winds and rough seas are possible over the northern waters in the vicinity of the front through Sun. Winds and seas will diminish as high pressure builds over the basin Sun into Mon. ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S of 27N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N, NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .TONIGHT...S of 27N, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SW to W 25 to 35 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and W to NW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .SUN...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 ft N of 27N. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 ft N of 27N. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.