230 FZNT25 KNHC 140826 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 426 AM EDT Fri Mar 14 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...Surface ridging extending from high pressure over the SW Atlantic waters into the eastern Gulf will continue to slide E today as low pressure continue to build over the remainder basin ahead of the next front. Southerly moderate to fresh winds will expand across the remaining basin today, then increase to strong by tonight ahead of a cold front. The front will move into the NW Gulf by Sat morning, then reach from the Florida Panhandle to the Bay of Campeche by Sun morning, and move E of the Gulf Mon morning. Looking ahead, high pressure will settle over the northern basin Mon night. .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from the central Atlantic SW to 22N57W, then becomes stationary from that point to the British Virgin Islands. Fresh to strong N to NE winds and rough to very rough seas are ongoing W of the front between 38W and 60W. The tail end of the front will lift N through the weekend while weakening. Large NW to W swell behind the front will shift E through today. Winds and seas will diminish from west to east through Fri as high pressure builds over the western Atlantic in the wake of the front. Winds are forecast to reach fresh to strong speeds again north of 22N and E of the Bahamas this weekend as the pressure gradient tightens between the remnants of the front and strong high pressure to the north. These winds will support building rough seas across E of the Bahamas. Looking ahead, a strong cold front will push off the SE United States coast early Mon preceded and followed by fresh to strong winds. The front will reach from 31N70W to the southern Bahamas and eastern Cuba by Tue morning. .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.