Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
153 FZNT32 KNHC 201446 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1046 AM EDT Thu Jun 20 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...Tropical Depression Alberto is near 22.3N 99.4W at 11 AM EDT, and is moving west at 16 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 999 mb. Alberto will become a remnant low and move to 22.1N 102.7W this evening, and dissipate Fri morning. A broad area of low pressure is forecast to form over SE Mexico and N Central America on Friday. Environmental conditions appear conducive for gradual development after this system moves over the Bay of Campeche on Saturday, and a tropical depression could form over the SW Gulf of Mexico this weekend while it moves slowly W-NW or NW. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE winds 20 to 30 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and E 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and E 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and E 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 6 to 9 ft elsewhere. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and SE 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.