Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
170 FZNT25 KNHC 312008 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 408 PM EDT Fri May 31 2024 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... Southeast Gulf of Mexico .SYNOPSIS...A ridge will dominate the Gulf waters through at least Sun, supporting moderate to fresh SE winds over the western Gulf and gentle to moderate E to SE winds over the eastern Gulf. Due to local effects, fresh to strong NE to E winds will pulse near the northern and western portions of the Yucatan peninsula during the late afternoons and at night through Sun. Hazy conditions due to agricultural fires over Central America and Mexico will continue for at least the next couple of days reducing visibility at times. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A reinforcing frontal boundary will move eastward across the forecast waters reaching from 31N60W to the SE Bahamas by Sat morning, becoming nearly stationary along 25N on Sun. High pressure building in behind the front will tighten the pressure gradient across the region, bringing fresh to locally strong winds across waters north of 24N, along with building seas to around 8 ft E of the Bahamas. Marine conditions will slightly improve across the forecast area by early next week. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E 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.