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FZNT25 KNHC 280926
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
526 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 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 AND WILL PROGRESS SOUTHEASTWARD OVER THE REGION
THROUGH THU MORNING. WIDESPREAD FRESH TO STRONG N TO NW WINDS
AND ROUGH SEAS WILL OCCUR IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT TUE NIGHT
THROUGH THU EVENING. 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 WED MORNING AND NIGHT,
RESPECTIVELY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE EARLY THU NIGHT.
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 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 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 17.2N 78.3W AT 5 AM
EDT, AND IS MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE 150 KT WITH GUSTS TO 185 KT, AND THE MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS 901 MB. MELISSA WILL MOVE INLAND TO 18.2N 77.7W THIS
AFTERNOON, 19.9N 76.5W WED MORNING, 21.9N 75.1W WED AFTERNOON,
24.6N 73.1W THU MORNING, 28.1N 70.0W THU AFTERNOON, AND 32.4N
65.4W FRI MORNING. MELISSA WILL BECOME EXTRATROPICAL AS IT MOVES
NEAR 43.0N 52.0W EARLY SAT. A LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT OVER THE NE FLORIDA OFFSHORE WATERS WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA
TUE EVENING. FRESH TO STRONG S TO SW WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE NORTHERN OFFSHORE WATERS TO 60W THROUGH
EARLY WED MORNING. ROUGH SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL SUBSIDE BY LATE WED. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL PUSH
OFFSHORE OF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. EARLY THU MORNING, SUPPORTING
INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND
AHEAD OF MELISSA THROUGH LATE FRI MORNING. ROUGH SEAS ASSOCIATED
WITH THE PASSAGE OF MELISSA WILL SUBSIDE OVER THE WEEKEND.
TODAY
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 5 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 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
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
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