Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
094 FZNT32 KNHC 211451 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1051 AM EDT Fri Jun 21 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...A tight pressure gradient between the E Pacific monsoonal flow and surface ridging across the northern Gulf of Mexico is supporting fresh to strong E winds and rough seas in the Bay of Campeche and moderate to fresh E winds elsewhere. Winds over the SW basin are forecast to reach near gale-force later today as a broad area of low pressure is expected to form over SE Mexico, thus increasing the pressure gradient further. Environmental conditions appear conducive for gradual development after this system moves over the Bay of Campeche tonight, and a tropical depression could form over the SW Gulf of Mexico this weekend while it moves slowly west-northwestward or northwestward. Winds E of 90W are forecast to diminish to gentle to moderate speeds Sat night and to light to gentle speeds on Sun. Conditions are forecast to improve W of 90W Sun night into Mon. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...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 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 20 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and E 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and E 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and S 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less.