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FZNT25 KNHC 270932
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
532 AM EDT MON OCT 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 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 WILL LIKELY REACH
GALE FORCE ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO OFFSHORE OF TAMPICO AND
VERACRUZ ON WED.
TODAY
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,
SUBSIDING TO 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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM SOUTH OF BERMUDA TO
EAST-CENTRAL FLORIDA. FRESH E TO SE WINDS AND MODERATE TO ROUGH
SEAS WILL PREVAIL WEST OF 72W THROUGH TODAY AS A STRONG PRESSURE
GRADIENT PREVAILS BETWEEN THE FRONT, HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH
AND MAJOR HURRICANE MELISSA IN THE NORTH-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE STATIONARY FRONT WILL PUSH
OFFSHORE OF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. TODAY, LEADING TO MODERATE TO
FRESH E TO SE WINDS EAST OF 78W THIS 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 NORTH-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK, THE CORE OF MELISSA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NEAR OR OVER
JAMAICA TONIGHT AND 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.
TODAY
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.
TONIGHT
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 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND N 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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