Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
156 FZNT25 KNHC 220251 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1051 PM EDT Tue May 21 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...Hazy conditions due to agricultural fires in Mexico continue across all but NE portions of the Gulf through at least Wed morning. High pressure will remain NE of the basin through the end of the week, producing moderate to locally fresh E to SE winds across the waters W of 90W, and gentle to moderate winds E of 90W. Winds will become SE to S Thu night through Sun. .OVERNIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. Haze. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Haze. .WED NIGHT...E to SE 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 to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S 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 trough extends from 30N63W to 1012 mb low pressure near 28N75W then continues to the Florida Keys. Scattered showers and thunderstorms prevail across the western Atlantic between the trough and 62W, supported by a deep layered upper trough. The surface trough will drift SE and weaken midweek. Another trough will develop just southeast of the trough and extend into the central Bahamas on Wed, then drift eastward through Thu night. Moderate winds and seas will prevail in the western Atlantic with the trough through midweek. Weak low pressure is expected to develop just N of Hispaniola Thu night and shift N-NE through Sat. .OVERNIGHT...S of 27N, E winds less than 5 kt after midnight. N of 27N, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SE to S winds less than 5 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight.