Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
122 FZNT25 KNHC 231553 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1153 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 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...Advisories for Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine in the western Caribbean have been initiated this morning. Nine is located near 17.6N 82.0W moving N at 5 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Minimum central pressure is 1004 mb. Nine is expected to move slowly N-NW today and gradually become better organized, reaching near 18.6N 82.4W this evening as a Tropical Depression, near 19.5N 83.7W Tue morning as a Tropical Storm, near 22.1N 96W Wed morning as a hurricane, near 27.1N 85.1W Thu morning as a major hurricane, then inland near 34N 83W by Fri morning. Nine is expected to become a large and powerful hurricane. Widespread showers and thunderstorms will continue across the W and NW Caribbean then shift into the SE Gulf Tue and Wed as Nine moves northward into the eastern Gulf. .THIS AFTERNOON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E to SE winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E to SE winds 45 to 50 kt, increasing to 55 to 65 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Moderate N to NE swell will propagate into the northern waters today, bringing an increase in seas over the waters N of 25N through mid-week. Advisories for Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine in the western Caribbean have been initiated this morning. Nine is located near 17.6N 82.0W moving N at 5 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Minimum central pressure is 1004 mb. Nine is forecast to move northward through the eastern Gulf of Mexico Tue night through Thu night and become a large and powerful hurricane. This will bring increasing winds and seas to areas offshore Florida and N of the Bahamas during that time. .THIS AFTERNOON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and S 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft.