625 FZNT25 KNHC 200856 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 456 AM EDT Tue May 20 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...Weak high pressure located just E of the Bahamas extends a ridge W-NW across the NE Gulf. The pressure gradient between this high pressure and lower pressure in Texas and in eastern Mexico will maintain moderate to fresh SE winds and moderate seas across the western Gulf through Tue. A weak cold front will move into the N Gulf Tue night, stall, then lift north and dissipate Wed night. Yet another weak front will sink into the NE Gulf Thu through Thu night then dissipate. High pressure is expected to move into the NE Gulf this coming weekend and dominate the basin. E winds will pulse fresh to strong along and just north of the Yucatan Peninsula each afternoon and evening through the period as a trough develops daily and drifts westward at night. Smoke from agricultural fires in southeastern Mexico will continue to maintain hazy sky conditions across the W and SW Gulf through the period. .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A surface trough persists along 56W-57W, while weak 1016 mb high pressure is just E of the Bahamas. The surface trough will drift NE and lift north of the area through early Thu, while the high pressure to its west drifts eastward. This pattern will support gentle to moderate winds S of 22N and moderate westerly winds north of 27N due to a weak frontal trough sweeping along 30N. Moderate to fresh NE to E winds will pulse north of Hispaniola and in the Windward Passage each night for the next few days. Fresh SW winds and building seas are expected over the NW portion of the area and northeast of the Bahamas Tue night and Wed, ahead of a cold front moving off the southeastern United States coast Wed night. The front will reach from near 31N72W to the NW Bahamas by late Thu, then weaken and dissipate as it drifts NE Fri through Sat morning. .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.