286 
FZNT25 KNHC 182044
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
444 PM EDT Tue Mar 18 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 tightening pressure gradient in the western half
of the Gulf will continue to support the development of fresh to
strong S winds through Wed morning, ahead of the next cold
front. The front will come off the coast of Texas Wed morning,
reach from southern Alabama to Veracruz Wed night, from Cape
Coral to the Yucatan Peninsula Thu afternoon, and exit the basin
Thu night into Fri. The front will be followed by fresh to
strong N winds and rough seas, except for possible brief gales
off Veracruz Thu afternoon. Winds and seas will diminish across
the basin on Fri morning with high pressure establishing across
the basin afterward. 

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. 
.THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N
swell. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Strong to near gale-force winds will precede and 
continue to follow a cold front that extends from just W of 
Bermuda near 31N65W to NW Hispaniola, which is forecast to reach 
from 31N60W to Puerto Rico by Wed morning. A low pressure system 
is forecast to develop along this front tonight into Wed, which 
will support the development of gale-force winds and very rough 
seas between Bermuda and the Bahamas tonight through Wed 
afternoon. Afterward, winds and seas will gradually diminish 
across the region through Thu night. Looking ahead, fresh to 
strong southerly winds will develop over the NE Florida offshore 
waters on Thu ahead of a strong cold front forecast to enter the 
NW offshore waters late Thu into Thu evening. Near gale-force NW 
winds will follow this front, which is forecast to reach from 
Bermuda to the central Bahamas late Fri. The front will move E of 
the area on Sat, allowing high pressure to build the remaining 
weekend. 

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and N 10 to 15 kt N of 27N.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NW to N 10 to
15 kt N of 27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...S of 27N, NE to E winds less than 5 kt, shifting to S to
SW in the afternoon. N of 27N, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW to N 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE
swell. 
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.