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Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
618 FZNT25 KNHC 221941 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 341 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 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...Disorganized showers and thunderstorms located over the western Caribbean Sea are associated with a very broad area of low pressure. Environmental conditions appear favorable for gradual development of this system during the next several days. A tropical depression is likely to form while the system moves slowly northward across the northwestern Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico through the end of the week. There is a high chance of tropical cyclone formation in the next seven days. Regardless of development, winds and seas will start increasing across the SE Gulf early this week, and spread across the eastern Gulf thereafter. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft late. .WED...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .THU...S winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A weak cold front from 31N67W to 28N76W will move across the waters N of 25N through the middle of the week. Mainly light to gentle winds, occasionally locally moderate, will prevail. A set of northerly swell will propagate into the northern waters Mon, bringing an increase in seas over the waters N of 30N through the middle of the week. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .THU...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 27N. .FRI...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N.