Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
466 FZNT25 KNHC 280926 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 526 AM EDT Tue May 28 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...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 Thu 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. .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A 1021 mb Bermuda High is contributing toward moderate or lighter winds across the basin, except for moderate to fresh SW winds across the offshore zones N of Freeport ahead of a weak cold front forecast to emerge from the SE United States coast this morning. The front will become stationary north of the Bahamas today and dissipate tonight. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will accompany the front. Winds and seas away from the thunderstorms should remain quiescent for the next few days across the forecast waters. Looking ahead, a late-season cold front is anticipated to impact the waters north of the Greater Antilles Fri night into at least Sat night. .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...S of 27N, SE to S winds less than 5 kt, shifting to NE to E in the afternoon. N of 27N, W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S of 27N, E winds 5 to 10 kt. N of 27N, N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.