Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
945 FZNT32 KNHC 281501 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1101 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast for the Gulf of Mexico Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be more than twice the significant wave height. Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico .SYNOPSIS...Weak surface ridging will continue to dominate across the Gulf through Sat. As a result, winds will be SE gentle to moderate west of 87W through Thu, but become moderate to fresh Wed evening through Sat night. A weak cold front will move across the far NE Gulf today, followed by gentle W to NW winds. Otherwise, fresh to strong NE to E winds will pulse near the N and W portions of the Yucatan peninsula during the late afternoons and at night for the next several days. Haze west of 87W due to agricultural fires over Central America and Mexico will continue for at least the next couple of days. Visibilities will be 3 NM or less in the SW Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.