Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
899 FZNT32 KNHC 200245 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1045 PM EDT Sun May 19 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...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. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE 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 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .TUE...SE winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 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. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .OVERNIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .WED...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.