Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
268 FZNT25 KNHC 200950 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 550 AM EDT Thu Jun 20 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...Tropical Storm Alberto is near 22.3N 97.3W at 5 AM EDT, and is moving west at 11 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 45 kt with gusts to 55 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 993 mb. Alberto will move inland and weaken to a tropical depression near 22.1N 100.6W this afternoon, and dissipate Fri morning. Another broad area of low pressure is forecast to form near the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico on Friday. Environmental conditions appear to be conducive for gradual development thereafter, and this system could become a tropical depression over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico this weekend while it moves slowly west-northwestward or northwestward. .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A small area of low pressure located about 250 miles east of the northernmost Bahamas is producing disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity. While environmental conditions are only marginally conducive due to nearby dry air, further development of this system is possible while the low moves west- northwestward and approaches the northeastern coast of Florida or the Georgia coast early on Friday. Regardless of development, fresh to strong NE to E winds and rough seas will prevail across the waters N of 26N through tonight. High pres will build in the wake of the low, supporting gentle to moderate winds through early next week. .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 ft N of 27N.