Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
106 FZNT25 KNHC 170218 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1018 PM EDT Sun Jun 16 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 broad low to middle level cyclonic circulation, also known as Central American Gyre, is currently over southern Mexico and Central America. The gyre center is expected to persist through the middle of this week, while shifting W to WNW into the SW Gulf of Mexico. Showers and thunderstorms across the SE Gulf, along with increasing winds to gale- force and rough seas, are expected to shift over the W Gulf with this system early this week. Environmental conditions appear conducive for a tropical cyclone to develop from this broad circulation, and a tropical depression or tropical storm is likely to form by midweek. .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms persist in the vicinity of a surface trough extending from 30N60W to near the Turks and Caicos. The trough will shift eastward early this week. Gentle to moderate NE to E winds will reach fresh speeds N of 25N and west of 60W by Mon morning, as high pressure builds in the wake of the trough. A new trough, or an area of low pressure, is forecast to form a few hundred miles northeast of the central Bahamas in a couple of days. Environmental conditions could be conducive for some development of this system thereafter while it moves westward or west- northwestward. The system is forecast to approach the coast of the southeast United States on Thursday or Friday. Regardless of development, fresh to strong winds and rough seas will develop across the waters N of 25N Mon night through Thu. .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 27N. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.