


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
838 FZNT25 KNHC 181902 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 202 PM EST Tue Feb 18 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 strong cold front will move into the NW Gulf tonight. The front will sweep across the basin through Thu night. A Gale Warning is effect for most western Gulf zones as near gale north winds, with frequent gusts to Gale force will follow the front over the NW Gulf Wed while gale force north winds will develop west of the front off Tampico, Mexico Wed and Wed night and off Veracruz, Mexico Wed night through Thu night. These winds will produce rough to very rough seas, peaking around 14 ft Wed night off Tampico. Winds and seas will diminish during the weekend. A trough will likely develop from the frontal remnants over the southwestern Gulf on Fri and linger through Sat night while weakening. Fresh to strong winds are expected through the period, becoming more confined to the waters north of 22N and west of 90W Fri through Sat night. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S of 24N, SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. N of 24N, N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt N of 24N. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from 31N57W to Andros Island where it stalls to the Straits of Florida will become fully stationary and weaken from 29N55W to 27N64W early on Wed. Fresh SW winds ahead of the front north of 29N will diminish this morning as the front continues to move eastward. Fresh to strong southeast winds will develop over the central and northeast Florida offshore waters Wed ahead of the next cold front forecast to come off the coast Wed afternoon. This front will reach from near 31N77W to Vero Beach, Florida Wed night, from near 31N63W to the southern Bahamas and eastern Cuba Thu night, from near 29N55W to the Windward Passage Fri night and begin to weaken as it reaches from near 26N55W to 22N64W to the Windward Passage Sat night. Fresh to strong winds are expected ahead and behind this second front north of about 27N through Fri. Strong high pressure will build Sat and Sat night in the wake of the front. The resultant tight gradient will bring fresh to strong NE winds to the Straits of Florida and the Great Bahama Bank primarily south of 25N Fri night into Sat night. Conditions diminish Sun and Sun night as another cold front moves across the northwest part of the area. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...S of 27N, SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SW to W late. N of 27N, SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S of 27N, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. N of 27N, NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.