Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
144 FZNT27 KNHC 211520 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1120 AM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A tight pressure gradient between the E Pacific monsoonal flow and surface ridging across the northern Gulf of Mexico is supporting fresh to strong E winds and rough seas in the Bay of Campeche and moderate to fresh E winds elsewhere. Winds over the SW basin are forecast to reach near gale-force later today as a broad area of low pressure is expected to form over SE Mexico, thus increasing the pressure gradient further. Environmental conditions appear conducive for gradual development after this system moves over the Bay of Campeche tonight, and a tropical depression could form over the SW Gulf of Mexico this weekend while it moves slowly west-northwestward or northwestward. Winds E of 90W are forecast to diminish to gentle to moderate speeds Sat night and to light to gentle speeds on Sun. Conditions are forecast to improve W of 90W Sun night into Mon. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.