Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
375 FZNT25 KNHC 190333 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1133 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 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 gentle to locally moderate easterly winds and slight seas through the upcoming weekend. Moderate winds may pulse in the eastern Bay of Campeche nightly through the next several days. A cold front is forecast to clip the far NE waters Thu into Fri with little change in winds and seas. Winds may increase across the SE Gulf by Mon as a low pressure forms over the NW Caribbean. .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SW to W winds less than 5 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A non-tropical low pressure system located just E of the forecast area near 26N53W is producing fresh to strong winds and rough seas across the NE waters, mainly N of 25N and E of 60W. These marine conditions will persist tonight and Thu, and gradually diminish on Fri. Expect pulsing fresh trades off the coast of Hispaniola through tonight. Otherwise, gentle to moderate winds and slight to moderate seas will prevail across the rest of the basin. .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...S of 27N, SE winds less than 5 kt. N of 27N, SE to S winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SW after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...S of 27N, S to SW winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Winds N to NE in the afternoon. N of 27N, NW winds 5 to 10 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.