Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
233 FZNT25 KNHC 090923 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 423 AM EST Tue Dec 9 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 the Straits of Florida to the Yucatan Peninsula will stall today. Strong to near gale-force winds offshore Veracruz will diminish during the morning late tonight. Fresh to strong north to northeast winds elsewhere northwest of the front to a line from 29N91W to 26N95W and to 20N96W will diminish today, with moderate to fresh north to northeast winds remaining over the southeast, south-central and eastern Bay of Campeche zones. These winds will diminish late tonight into early Wed as the front weakens further, and at which time light to gentle winds are expected over most of the basin. Seas throughout will subside today. Weak high pressure will slide eastward across the northern Gulf later this week in the wake of a cold front that will be clipping the northern Gulf. Light to gentle winds will be near the high while gentle to moderate winds will be elsewhere over the Gulf. Slight seas are expected for the remainder of the period after today. .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and NE 15 to 20 kt N of 24N. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms Straits of Florida. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms Straits of Florida. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N swell. Isolated showers. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from near 31N64W to 26N71W and to 25N76W will weaken as it reaches from near 31N60W to 27N68W, stationary front to the central Bahamas and Straits of Florida by early tonight. The front is currently preceded by fresh to near gale southwest winds north of 27N through Tue. Rough seas in west swell east of 68W will be reinforced by additional large northwest swell today through late tonight following in behind a stronger cold front that will quickly move eastward overtaking the first front tonight. This next front is followed today by fresh to strong northwest winds north of about 28N between 67W and 80W. By late this afternoon these winds are expected to be north of 29N between 60W and 66W before shifting northeast of the area late tonight as the front begins to stall. The northwest swell gradually subside Wed and Wed night as it shifts to the NE forecast waters. At that same time rough seas in long period east swell will begin to move into the southeast forecast waters and linger through the remainder of the forecast period. Looking ahead, fresh to locally strong southwest winds and rough seas may develop offshore northern Florida starting Wed as a low pressure system moves off the east coast of the U.S. Its associated cold front should move across the waters east of Florida from Wed night through the end of the weak as it weakens, and eventually stalling over the NE offshore zones Sat and dissipate Sat night. Fresh west to northwest winds will follow the front through late Thu. .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms S of 27N. Isolated showers N of 27N. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers S of 27N. .WED...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N to NE swell. .WED NIGHT....W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW to W 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.