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FZNT25 KNHC 271510
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1110 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 WILL 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. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED IN
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT IN THE NW GULF LATE TUE NIGHT INTO WED
MORNING. WINDS WILL LIKELY REACH GALE FORCE ALONG THE COAST OF
MEXICO OFFSHORE OF TAMPICO AND VERACRUZ BY WED AFTERNOON.
THIS AFTERNOON
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
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 5 TO 7 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
MAJOR HURRICANE MELISSA IS IN THE CARIBBEAN NEAR
16.4N 78.2W AT 11 AM EDT, AND IS MOVING WEST AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 145 KT WITH GUSTS TO 175 KT, AND THE MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 908 MB. MELISSA WILL MOVE TO 16.9N 78.3W
THIS EVENING, 17.8N 77.9W TUE MORNING, 19.1N 76.9W TUE EVENING,
20.8N 75.5W WED MORNING, 23.0N 73.7W WED EVENING, AND 25.9N
71.2W THU MORNING. MELISSA WILL CHANGE LITTLE IN INTENSITY AS
IT MOVES N OF THE AREA TO 34.3N 63.0W EARLY FRI. 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. 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.
THIS AFTERNOON
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SE
15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N, AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND
4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. 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 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND N 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF
27N.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 4 TO
6 FT N OF 27N.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N, AND
4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N, AND
5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N, AND
5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N, AND 5 TO
7 FT N OF 27N.
FRI NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N, AND 4 TO
6 FT N OF 27N.
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