Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
675 FZNT25 KNHC 170848 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 448 AM EDT Fri May 17 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 stationary front from near Venice, Florida to SE Louisiana has begun to drift northward as a warm front. Scattered to numerous strong thunderstorms are north of 28N between SE Louisiana and the Florida Panhandle and are shifting eastward. The front will continue to lift northward and inland through late today, with strong thunderstorms ahead of it. A stationary front is across the Texas coastal waters and will meander there today before shifting E across the northern Gulf tonight through Mon, supported by a series of upper-level disturbances moving from W to E. This will maintain active weather over the northern Gulf through most of the weekend. Elsewhere, moderate to fresh return flow will dominate the basin, except pulsing to locally strong near the Yucatan Peninsula and the Bay of Campeche through Sat night. Winds will slightly weaken Sun into early next week as the pressure gradient relaxes. Meanwhile, areas of haze and smoke due to agricultural fires in Mexico continue across most of the western Gulf and Bay of Campeche. .TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from 31N67W southwestward to the NW Bahamas. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are east of the front to near 62W and north of 27N. The cold front will move slowly eastward, and shift east of 55W by Mon. Active weather is expected to continue ahead of the front through Sun. Fresh southerly winds ahead of the front will continue through Fri afternoon, then become moderate Fri night through Sat afternoon, then diminish further. Moderate to locally fresh winds and moderate seas are expected through Sun night as weak high pressure extends E to W along 24N-25N. A new front will sink southward into the waters offshore of Georgia and NE Florida early Mon and move SE and weaken through Tue. .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. Isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.