Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
361 FZNT25 KNHC 171514 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1114 AM 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 into Thu. Locally moderate to fresh winds may pulse in the Bay of Campeche nightly through the middle of the week. A cold front moving through the Gulf late week will support moderate NE winds across the basin. .THIS AFTERNOON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered tstms. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered tstms. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU...SE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A low pressure system located E of area will bring increasing winds and building seas across the NE waters through Fri. 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 Wed. Otherwise, gentle to moderate winds and slight to moderate seas will prevail across the rest of the basin. .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...S of 27N, NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. N of 27N, E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft in NE swell. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .WED...S of 27N, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft in NE to E swell. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...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.