Offshore Forecast
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Issued by NWS
031 FZNT32 KNHC 240919 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 519 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 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...Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine is near 18.9N 83.0W at 5 AM EDT, and is moving northwest at 7 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 1001 mb. Nine will move to 19.6N 84.2W this afternoon, 20.7N 85.7W Wed morning, 22.0N 86.2W Wed afternoon, 24.3N 85.6W Thu morning, 27.8N 84.4W Thu afternoon, and inland to 31.9N 83.5W Fri morning. Nine is expected to become a large and powerful hurricane. Widespread showers and thunderstorms will shift into the SE Gulf through Wed as Nine moves northward into the eastern Gulf. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...NW winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and N 25 to 35 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NW 30 to 40 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and W 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .THU NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, W winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and SW less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E winds 35 to 45 kt, increasing to 55 to 65 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E winds 60 to 70 kt, becoming SE 70 to 80 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 15 ft, building to 13 to 18 ft after midnight. .THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S winds 75 to 85 kt, becoming W 85 to 95 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 to 22 ft. .THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.