Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
436 FZNT25 KNHC 131436 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1036 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 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...A trough extends from near Tampa Bay, Florida to the central Bay of Campeche. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are southeast of the trough impacting most of the southeastern Gulf and waters just offshore the northern Yucatan Peninsula. The trough is expected to gradually weaken through late Fri. Looking ahead, a broad area of low pressure is forecast to form over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico this weekend or early next week. Environmental conditions appear conducive for gradual development of this system, and a tropical depression could form during the early or middle part of next week while it moves slowly westward or west-northwestward. Increasing winds and building seas are expected with this system. .THIS AFTERNOON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...An elongated area of low pressure offshore the coast of Florida is producing a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Despite strong upper-level winds, some gradual development is possible while the system moves northeastward offshore of the southeastern U.S. coast during the next couple of days. The showers and thunderstorms will be numerous in coverage and contain gusty winds and frequent lightning at times over most of the western part of the forecast waters, mainly W of a line from 31N70W to the central Bahamas. Expect for little change with this convective activity through at least Fri. Fresh to strong southerly winds are expected over the western Atlantic ahead of this system during the next couple of days. As the low pressure departs, high pressure will build southward over the western Atlantic beginning this weekend and into early next week. .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.