Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
649 FZNT25 KNHC 171932 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 332 PM EDT Tue Sep 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...Weak surface ridging over the Gulf waters will support generally light to gentle winds and slight seas through Fri. Moderate to locally fresh winds may pulse in the Bay of Campeche nightly through Fri. A cold front moving through the NE Gulf late week will support moderate NE winds. High pressure in the wake of the front will build across the Gulf waters during the upcoming weekend producing a gentle to moderate anticyclonic flow. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU...SE to S winds less than 5 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...NE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A non-tropical low pressure system located E of area will bring increasing winds and building seas across the NE waters through Fri while moving to the SW. The forecast calls for fresh to strong NE to E winds and building seas of 8 to 12 ft Wed through Thu. These marine conditions will gradually diminish on Fri. Expect pulsing fresh trades off the coast of Hispaniola through Thu. Otherwise, gentle to moderate winds and slight to moderate seas will prevail across the rest of the basin. .TONIGHT...S of 27N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N, E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SW 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.