Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
536 FZNT32 KNHC 191506 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1106 AM EDT Sun May 19 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 dissipating stationary front extends from near Apalachicola, Florida southwestward to near 28N90W. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are between a line from 29N83W to 26N89W to 24N94W and a line from 27N82W to 25N87W to 23N88W. This activity is being supported by a mid to upper-level trough that extends from the southeastern to the central Gulf. The front and associated weather will shift E to SE through Mon, when the front will dissipate across the SE Gulf. Ahead of the front, moderate to fresh return flow will prevail this morning then gradually diminish through Mon. Meanwhile, hazy conditions 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 through Thu night. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E 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 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...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 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE late. Elsewhere, 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...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to4 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...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.