Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
089 FZNT25 KNHC 081555 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1055 AM EST Wed Jan 8 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...High pressure will continue producing moderate to fresh N to NE winds through Thu. A frontal low pressure is expected to move off southern Texas into the northwestern Gulf late Thu afternoon or early Thu evening, and then intensify through Fri. This system is expected to bring fresh to strong winds with moderate to rough seas across the northeastern Gulf Fri night through Sat night. .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from 31N50W to near the Turks and Caicos Islands. Gentle to moderate NW will persist behind the front east of Florida through this evening. A reinforcing cold front is expected to bring fresh to strong NW winds and very rough seas to the offshore waters of northeastern Florida Thu through Fri. This will also reinforce the swell event, with very rough to high seas persisting in waters north of 18N and east of 77W through the weekend. A third frontal system this weekend could bring yet another round of increasing winds and seas. .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and N 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NW to N 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.