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FZNT25 KNHC 290330
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1130 PM 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 TONIGHT 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 REACH GALE FORCE ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO OFFSHORE OF
TAMPICO WED MORNING AND SPREAD SOUTHWARD TO VERACRUZ WED NIGHT.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE EARLY THU NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MAY
ENTER THE NW GULF SUN.
OVERNIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 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 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO
3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
MAJOR HURRICANE MELISSA IS NEAR 19.3N 76.6W AT 11 PM
EDT, AND IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE
115 KT WITH GUSTS TO 140 KT, AND THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS
950 MB. MELISSA WILL MOVE TO 20.8N 75.8W WED MORNING, 23.4N 74.1W
WED EVENING, 26.9N 71.6W THU MORNING, 31.5N 67.4W THU EVENING,
37.1N 61.3W FRI MORNING, AND WEAKEN AS AN EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE
NEAR 43.2N 54.1W FRI EVENING. A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS WILL
LIFT N OF THE AREA WED MORNING. FRESH TO STRONG S TO SW WINDS
AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL AFFECT THE NORTHERN OFFSHORE WATERS N OF
29N AND TO 60W TONIGHT. 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 GRADUALLY SUBSIDE BY THE WEEKEND.
OVERNIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND N TO NE
10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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