Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
493 FZNT25 KNHC 090331 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1131 PM EDT Sat Jun 8 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 weak pressure gradient will support mainly gentle to moderate winds most of the forecast period. Moderate to fresh S to SE winds are forecast to develop over the E half of the basin Wed night into Thu night as the pressure gradient tightens between surface ridging over the SW N Atlantic and a developing low over the central Gulf of Mexico. Otherwise, hazy conditions due to agricultural fires over Central America and Mexico will continue for at least the next couple of days, reducing visibility to around 3 nm at times, mainly over the SW Gulf. .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A deep layer trough will support showers and tstms over the Bahamas offshore waters through Sun evening. A stationary front along northern Florida will approach the far NW waters Sun and then lift north of the area Mon evening as high pressure builds back in across the area. Moderate to fresh S to SW winds will develop over the NE Florida offshore waters Sun evening as the pressure gradient tightens between the subtropical ridge and the front. These winds will continue to affect the offshore waters N of 27N W of 65W through Wed morning as a cold front moves across the waters N of the area Tue morning before lifting farther north Wed morning. .OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.