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FZNT25 KNHC 270327
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1127 PM EDT SUN OCT 26 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
MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH E WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER
THE EASTERN GULF AND THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE, A WEAK COLD FRONT IN THE NORTHWESTERN BASIN
WILL DRIFT SOUTHEASTWARD EARLY THIS WEEK, SUPPORTING MODERATE OR
WEAKER WINDS OVER THE REGION. LOOKING AHEAD, A STRONG COLD FRONT
IS SLATED TO ENTER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF TUE NIGHT INTO WED AND
WILL PROGRESS SOUTHEASTWARD OVER THE REGION THROUGH LATE WEEK.
WIDESPREAD FRESH TO STRONG N TO NW WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL
OCCUR IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT EARLY WED THROUGH THU. WINDS MAY
REACH GALE FORCE ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO OFFSHORE OF TAMPICO
AND VERACRUZ ON WED.
OVERNIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM SOUTH OF BERMUDA TO
EAST-CENTRAL FLORIDA. FRESH TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG E WINDS AND
ROUGH SEAS WILL PREVAIL WEST OF 70W THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AS A
STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT PREVAILS BETWEEN THE FRONT, HIGH
PRESSURE TO THE NORTH AND MAJOR HURRICANE MELISSA IN THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE STATIONARY
FRONT WILL PUSH OFFSHORE OF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. ON MON,
LEADING TO MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE WINDS EAST OF 78W MON
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE, AND FRESH TO STRONG N TO NW WINDS BEHIND
THE SYSTEM OFFSHORE OF NORTHERN FLORIDA TUE THROUGH MIDWEEK.
ROUGH SEAS WILL BUILD OVER THIS REGION BY EARLY TUE, WITH SEAS
EXPANDING FARTHER SOUTH AND EAST TUE AND WED. ELSEWHERE, MAJOR
HURRICANE MELISSA IS STRENGTHENING IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. ON
THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CORE OF MELISSA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NEAR
OR OVER JAMAICA ON TUESDAY, ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN CUBA TUESDAY
NIGHT, AND ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS ON WEDNESDAY.
ELSEWHERE, A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFFSHORE OF THE
SOUTHEASTERN U.S. BY LATE WEEK, SUPPORTING INCREASING WINDS AND
BUILDING SEAS OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC.
OVERNIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SE 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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