Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
083 FZNT25 KNHC 201448 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1048 AM EDT Thu Jun 20 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...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. .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...E to SE 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 to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A small area of low pressure located about 130 nm E of the northernmost Bahamas continues to produce disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity. While environmental conditions are only marginally conducive due to nearby dry air, further development of this system could lead to the development of a tropical depression while the low moves W-NW and approaches the NE coast of Florida or the Georgia coast early on Friday. Regardless of development, fresh to strong NE to E winds and rough seas will prevail across the waters N of 28N through early Fri. Afterward, high pressure will build in the wake of the low, supporting gentle to moderate winds through Mon night. Otherise, moderate to fresh E winds are forecast for Hispaniola adjacent waters, the approaches to the Windward Passage and the Great Bahama Bank this evening through Sat night. .THIS AFTERNOON...S of 27N, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. N of 27N, NE winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.