


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
573 FZNT27 KNHC 170923 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 523 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... .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. Northwest Gulf of America .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered tstms. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. Scattered tstms. .SAT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of America .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.