Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
273 FZNT32 KNHC 172041 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 441 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast for the Gulf of Mexico Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be more than twice the significant wave height. Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico .SYNOPSIS...A weak cold front has entered the western Gulf, and it extends from southeastern Louisiana to inland NE Mexico. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are over the western Gulf north of 26N and west of 91W. 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 will maintain active weather over the northern Gulf through most of the weekend. Elsewhere, moderate to fresh return flow will dominate the basin, except pulsing to locally strong near the Yucatan Peninsula and the Bay of Campeche through Sat night. 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. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE less than 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.