Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
673 FZNT25 KNHC 272009 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 309 PM 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 near Sarasota, Florida to near Tampico, Mexico is moving southward across the Gulf with active showers and thunderstorms ahead of it. The front is expected to exit the Gulf to the southeast by Fri morning, with scattered showers and thunderstorms continuing along and ahead of the front tonight. 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 early Sun morning and meander slowly southeastward across the NW and N central Gulf Sun through Mon before moving southeastward Mon night and Tue. .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 15 to 20 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 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...The pressure gradient between a 1030 mb high over the central Atlantic and low pressure across the SW Caribbean will sustain fresh E winds south of 22N and in the approach to the Windward Passage through tonight before diminishing on Fri. A cold front across the NW waters extends from 31N77W to Cape Canaveral, and is followed by fresh NW to N winds. The cold front will move southeastward and extend from 31N72W to the Florida Straits tonight, from 31N64W through the central Bahamas by Fri night, and then dissipate from 31N58W 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, diminishing from west to east Sun. .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 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and NE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.