Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
516 FZNT25 KNHC 180904 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 504 AM EDT Sat May 18 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 weak cold front has stalled across the western Gulf, from southeastern Louisiana to the extreme NE coast of Mexico. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are over the Gulf waters from Louisiana to Alabama along and north of the front. The front will shift eastward across the northern Gulf through early Sun, then stall and weaken gradually through Mon. Upper- level disturbances moving from W to E across the Gulf coast states will maintain active weather over the northern Gulf through the weekend. Elsewhere, moderate to fresh return flow will dominate the basin through early Sun, pulsing to locally strong near the Yucatan Peninsula and the Bay of Campeche. 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. Moderate to locally fresh SE return flow will develop again across the W Gulf Tue and Wed. .TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from 31N61W southwestward to 27N70W then stationary to just north of the NW Bahamas and to Melbourne, Florida. Clusters of scattered showers and thunderstorms continue along the front E of 65W. The cold front will move slowly eastward, and shift east of 55W early Mon, with active weather expected to continue ahead of the front through Sun. Moderate to locally fresh winds and moderate seas are expected across most of the area through Sun night as weak high pressure extends E to W roughly along 24N-25N. A new front will sink southward into the waters offshore of Georgia and NE Florida early Mon, and move southeastward and weaken through late Tue. A residual trough may linger from near 30N71W to the central Bahamas Wed and Wed night. .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...S of 27N, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N, S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW to W 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SW to W 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.