Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
701 FZNT25 KNHC 271516 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1016 AM EST Thu Nov 27 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 Tampa Bay west- southwestward to NE Mexico along 24N is moving slowly southward across the Gulf with active showers and thunderstorms ahead of it. The front will move SE and is expected to extend from the Florida Straits to near Cabo Rojo, Mexico tonight, and then exit the Gulf to the southeast by Fri morning. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue along and ahead of the cold front. Fresh to strong NE winds will follow in the wake of the cold front, with conditions improving Fri night through Sat. Fresh to strong return flow will set up in the NW Gulf Fri night and Sat, ahead of the next front. This next cold front will emerge off the Texas coast Sat night and meander slowly southeastward across the NW Gulf Sun through Mon. .TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...The pressure gradient between a 1031 mb high over the central Atlantic and low pressure across the SW Caribbean will sustain fresh E-NE winds south of 22N and in the approach to the Windward Passage through tonight before diminishing on Fri. A new cold front has emerged off of the NE Florida coast this morning, followed by fresh N winds. The cold front will move southeastward and extend from 31N72W to the Florida Straits tonight, from 31N63W through the central Bahamas by Fri night, and then dissipate from 31N59W the NW Bahamas by Sun morning. A tight pressure gradient in the wake of the front will produce increasing NE winds across much of the forecast area Sat, gradually diminishing from west to east Sun. .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...S of 27N, N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 20 kt after midnight. N of 27N, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and N 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and NE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.