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FZNT25 KNHC 280326
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1126 PM 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.
OVERNIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL.
FRI
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
MAJOR HURRICANE MELISSA IS NEAR 16.6N 78.5W AT 11 PM
EDT, AND IS MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE 150 KT WITH GUSTS TO 185 KT, AND THE MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS 903 MB. MELISSA WILL MOVE TO 17.5N 78.3W TUE MORNING,
18.8N 77.4W TUE EVENING, INLAND TO 20.7N 76.0W WED MORNING, 23.0N
74.3W WED EVENING, 25.8N 72.0W THU MORNING, AND 29.8N 68.2W THU
EVENING. MELISSA WILL WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 38.9N 56.5W
LATE FRI. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PUSH OFFSHORE OF THE
SOUTHEASTERN U.S. TONIGHT, LEADING TO MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE
WINDS EAST OF 78W 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.
OVERNIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TUE
S OF 27N, E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE IN THE
AFTERNOON. N OF 27N, W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND NW TO N 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S OF 27N, N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N, NW TO N
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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 TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
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