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.