


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
183 FZNT25 KNHC 170922 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 522 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 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 broad area of low pressure, AL93, extends from Mobile Bay southward to near 28N89W. This system is forecast to continue moving westward across northern portions of the Gulf and reach SE Louisiana late today. If this system moves far enough offshore, environmental conditions over the Gulf appear generally favorable for additional development, and a tropical depression could form over the next day or two before the system moves fully inland by Fri. Regardless of development, heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected over the north-central Gulf through Fri, with erratic gusty winds and rough seas possible near convection. Atlantic high pressure will shift westward into the NE Gulf over the weekend. .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Moderate to locally fresh E to SE winds are expected north of the Greater Antilles to 26N and off the coast of Florida west of 76W today as high pressure in the central Atlantic along 31N-32N builds westward into Florida, in the wake of westward moving low pressure over the NE Gulf of America. Scattered squalls and thunderstorms will move through the northern Bahamas and southeast Florida coastal waters today, associated with a tropical wave passing south of the area. Fresh winds will pulse to strong each evening and night off the coast of northern Hispaniola into early Sat. Winds will diminish off the coast of Florida by early Fri, and north of the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas by Sat morning as high pressure shifts to near 29N75W and weakens. South of 20N, moderate to occasionally fresh trade winds and moderate seas will prevail through this weekend. .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE 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. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .MON...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.