Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
201 FZNT25 KNHC 120929 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 529 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 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...A broad and elongated area of low pressure near the west-central coast of Florida is producing a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms. This system has moved little over the past few hours, but is expected to move northeastward across Florida, and move offshore of the U.S. Southeast coast within the next day or so. As a result, unsettled weather in the form of numerous showers and thunderstorms with gusty winds will persist over the east-central and southeastern Gulf waters through Fri night as a trough lingers over the eastern Gulf. Hazy conditions due to agricultural fires over Mexico will continue to affect the western Gulf reducing visibility to around 3 nm at times through at least the next couple of days. .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and S 10 kt N of 24N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Unsettled weather in the form of numerous showers and thunderstorms, with locally gusty winds and higher seas, are over most of the western part of the forecast waters as a stationary front extends from low pressure of 1012 mb that is north of the area near 32N76W southwestward to 31N80W and to inland northern Florida. Meanwhile, a broad and elongated area of low pressure near the west-central coast of Florida continues to contribute to the coverage of showers and thunderstorms by sending additional moisture east-northeastward to the offshore waters around the NW Bahamas and northward from there. This activity is being further supported by upper-level disturbances moving from W to E. Expect for little change with this activity into the end of the week as the low pressure is expected to move northeastward across Florida and move offshore of the U.S. Southeast coast within the next day or so. Although upper-level winds are expected to be only marginally conducive, some slow development is possible while the system moves offshore of the U.S. southeastern coast. A trough may linger from near the NW Bahamas to near 31N75W from mid-week through Fri night. Fresh to strong southerly winds are expected over the western Atlantic ahead of this system during the next couple of days. .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.