Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
310 FZNT32 KNHC 170218 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1018 PM EDT Sun Jun 16 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 for the Gulf of Mexico .SYNOPSIS...A broad low to middle level cyclonic circulation, also known as Central American Gyre, is currently over southern Mexico and Central America. The gyre center is expected to persist through the middle of this week, while shifting W to WNW into the SW Gulf of Mexico. Showers and thunderstorms across the SE Gulf, along with increasing winds to gale- force and rough seas, are expected to shift over the W Gulf with this system early this week. Environmental conditions appear conducive for a tropical cyclone to develop from this broad circulation, and a tropical depression or tropical storm is likely to form by midweek. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE...E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .WED...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 25 kt increase to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft after midnight. .TUE...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW after midnight. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.