Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
371 FZNT25 KNHC 200248 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1048 PM EDT Sun May 19 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 cold front extends across the northern Florida Peninsula. Ahead of it, scattered moderate convection and gusty moderate winds are noted S of 26N and E of 88W. This activity is supported by a mid to upper-level trough that extends from the southeastern U.S. coast southwestward to the south-central Gulf. This weather will continue to shift E to SE across the eastern Gulf, reaching the vicinity of the Florida Keys Mon night and the Straits of Florida Tue. Gusty winds along with rough seas will prevail near the convection. Moderate to fresh SE winds prevail elsewhere, with slight seas. Hazy conditions due to agricultural fires in Mexico continue across most of the western Gulf and Bay of Campeche. .OVERNIGHT...NE winds less than 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft in S to SW swell. .MON...E winds less than 5 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front is analyzed N of 30N, while a high pressure ridge extends along 25N and into the N Bahamas. Scattered showers and thunderstorms prevail ahead of the front across the western Atlantic W of 70W. The front will sink southward into the waters offshore of Georgia and NE Florida early Mon, and move southeastward and stall from near 31N72W to SE Florida late Tue. A trough will develop southeast of the weakening front and extend into the central Bahamas early on Wed, and drift eastward through Fri night. Low pressure is expected to form along the trough near 24N68W Thu evening and move NE through Fri night. .OVERNIGHT...S of 27N, SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt after midnight. N of 27N, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...S of 27N, SW winds 5 to 10 kt. N of 27N, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and N 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...NW to N winds less than 5 kt S of 27N, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.