Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
649 FZNT32 KNHC 271455 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1055 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 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...Tropical Storm Helene is well inland near 35.1N 83.8W at 11 AM EDT, moving north at 28 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 40 kt with gusts to 60 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 975 mb. Strong winds and rough seas over the NE Gulf waters will dissipate this afternoon into tonight. Light to gentle winds and slight seas will prevail across the basin Sat through early next week. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN...SW winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable 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 less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.