Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
399 FZNT25 KNHC 261518 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1118 AM EDT Wed Jun 26 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 ridge will dominate the Gulf waters through Fri supporting light to gentle winds and slight seas over the eastern half of the Gulf, and gentle to moderate winds and slight to moderate seas across the western half of the basin. Looking ahead, wind and seas may increase over the SW Gulf during the upcoming weekend as a strong tropical wave, with some potential of tropical cyclone development reaches the area. .THIS AFTERNOON...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...The Bermuda-Azores High will dominate the area during the forecast period producing gentle to moderate anticyclonic flow with moderate seas E of 75W and NE of the Bahamas. The pressure gradient between the ridge and a surface trough now extending from 31N73W to near the NW Bahamas will support fresh to locally strong S to SW winds ahead of the trough axis through Thu evening. .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SW to W 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.