Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
629 FZNT27 KNHC 160330 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1130 PM EDT Wed May 15 2024 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from the Florida Big Bend SW to the central Gulf near 27N87W to 26N87W where it transitions to a stationary front that continues to Tampico, Mexico. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue across the eastern Gulf tonight in association with a pre-frontal trough. The front will lift as a warm front over the western half of the basin tonight into Thu while it stalls E of 90W. This will shift the focus of heavy rain and thunderstorms to the NW Gulf on Thu through the weekend. Elsewhere, moderate to fresh return flow will dominate the area. Winds will slightly weaken Sun into early next week as the gradient relaxes. Meanwhile, haze due to agricultural fires in Mexico continues across most of the western Gulf. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Haze. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Haze. Chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Chance of tstms. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Slight chance of tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .OVERNIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Haze. .THU...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Haze. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of tstms. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 5 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.