Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
460 FZNT32 KNHC 211936 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 336 PM EDT Sat Sep 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...High pressure will dominate into early next week. A broad area of low pressure is likely to form by the early to middle part of next week over the northwestern Caribbean Sea and the adjacent portions of Central America. Thereafter, gradual development of this system is possible, and a tropical depression could form as the system moves slowly northward across the northwestern Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico through the end of next week. There is a medium chance of tropical cyclone formation in the next seven days. Regardless of development, winds and seas will start increasing across the SE Gulf early next week. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .TUE...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.