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FZNT25 KNHC 281511
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1111 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
TONIGHT 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 TONIGHT INTO WED MORNING. WINDS
WILL LIKELY REACH GALE FORCE ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO OFFSHORE
OF TAMPICO WED MORNING AND VERACRUZ WED NIGHT, RESPECTIVELY.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE EARLY THU NIGHT.
THIS AFTERNOON
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 IN THE MORNING, SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
MAJOR HURRICANE MELISSA IS NEAR 17.9N 77.9W AT 11 AM
EDT, AND IS MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE 160 KT WITH GUSTS TO 190 KT, AND THE MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS 892 MB. MELISSA WILL MOVE TO 19.0N 77.1W THIS
EVENING, INLAND TO 21.0N 75.7W WED MORNING, 23.4N 74.1W WED
EVENING, 26.6N 71.5W THU MORNING, 30.8N 67.5W THU EVENING, AND N
OF THE AREA NEAR 35.9N 61.5W FRI MORNING. A COLD FRONT OVER THE
NW WATERS WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. FRESH S TO SW
WINDS WILL AFFECT THE NORTHERN OFFSHORE WATERS TO 60W THROUGH
EARLY WED MORNING. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFFSHORE OF THE
SOUTHEASTERN U.S. EARLY THU MORNING, LEADING TO INCREASING
WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AHEAD OF
MELISSA THROUGH LATE FRI MORNING. ROUGH SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH
THE PASSAGE OF MELISSA WILL SUBSIDE OVER THE WEEKEND.
THIS AFTERNOON
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND W 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF
27N.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND NW TO 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
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 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS
3 FT S OF 27N, AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N, AND 5 TO
7 FT N OF 27N.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N, AND
6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N, AND 5 TO
7 FT N OF 27N.
FRI NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N,
AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 27N, SEAS 3 FT IN THE
MORNING, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N, SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
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