Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
198 FZNT25 KNHC 070927 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 427 AM EST Fri Nov 7 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 surface trough extends to the E Bay of Campeche from the north-central Gulf near 26N91W. Moderate SE winds are expected over the north-central Gulf, north and east of the trough axis, through this morning. Moderate to locally fresh S to SW winds will then develop over the western basin today and continue through Sat as a complex low pressure system moves over the south-central U.S. Looking ahead, a strong cold front will move into the northwest Gulf on Sun and progress southeastward through the basin into Mon evening. Widespread strong N to NE winds and rough seas can be expected behind the front, and gale force winds and very rough seas will be possible offshore of Veracruz Mon morning into the evening hours. Conditions will improve basin-wide by Tue evening. .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Rough seas in N swell will continue to expand east of 60W and southeastward to the waters north of 20N today. A new NW swell associated with a storm system passing north of the area will reinforce rough seas east of 60W this morning through Sat morning. Moderate or weaker winds are expected over the waters through much of today, with occasionally fresh E winds developing south of 25N tonight. Looking ahead, moderate to fresh S to SW winds will develop offshore of Florida late this weekend ahead of a cold front moving through the southeastern U.S. The cold front will push off the coast Sun night into Mon and progress southeastward into the central Atlantic, leading to fresh to strong winds and rough seas behind the front through Wed. .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds less than 5 kt S of 27N, and S 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...S to SW winds less than 5 kt S of 27N, and SW to W 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S of 27N, E to SE winds less than 5 kt. N of 27N, SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.